Quality improvement

RCPCH QI Central is our dedicated website to quality improvement in child health, sharing QI projects and posters in medicines, safety, patient-centred care and systems of care

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Child health research matters to medicine

10 November 2022

In this two-part episode we feature Emily Arkell, Director of Quality Improvement and Professor Paul Dimitri, Vice President for Science and Research. They discuss the importance of research to clinical practice in child health and the added training benefits.

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Invited Reviews Service - how a review can help and our processes

The RCPCH Invited Reviews Service delivers clinically-led expert reviews to healthcare organisations when they need independent, objective expert advice and external assurance on the clinical services and quality of care they provide. We aim to provide a safe space for active listening. We suppo...

Paediatric sub-specialty

Quality improvement

Service design

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Facing the Future - emergency care

Integrated care

Invited reviews

Measurement and performance

Models of care

Service planning

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Child Protection Service Delivery Standards Audit - report

Our nationwide audit collected data from services across the UK responsible for conducting child protection medical assessments within working hours. The audit aimed to encourage best practice in service delivery, and provide the data needed to support quality improvement activity in this area. Read...

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RCPCH Conference 2026 - Abstract submission guidelines

The RCPCH Conference Organising Committee was pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Conference, which takes place from 11 to 13 May at the ICC Birmingham. Abstract submissions are closed as of Monday 8 September 23.59 (BST). For reference, this page has full guidelines on preparing ...

Quality improvement

Research

RCPCH Conference

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Health inequalities tool 3 - Prepare your own quality improvement project

Quality improvement (QI) can be used to improve NHS services that aim to reduce child health inequalities. When starting a QI project, consider the following factors.

Health inequalities

Quality improvement

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RCPCH publishes summary analysis of data collected on the standards of emergency care for children and young people

6 September 2022

RCPCH has published a summary analysis that offers a view of the standard of emergency care for children and young people in the two years before the start of the pandemic.

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Useful epilepsy resources for children, young people and families

This page links to useful resources from the College and other charities to support your or your child's epilepsy care.

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Epilepsy12 and OPEN UK national conference 2022 resources

The fifth annual Epilepsy12 and Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference took place on 21 September 2022. You can find conference resources and more information about the event on this page.

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Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland- consultation response

RCPCH welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Health’s Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland consultation in June 2022. This sets out the proposed strategic priorities in response to the Urgent and Emergency Care Review Report, which initially launched in ...

Facing the Future - emergency care

Models of care

Service planning

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NNAP conference 2022 presentations

On 8 June 2022 the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) held our first conference in more than three years. This hybrid event enabled stakeholders to come together in person and virtually to learn how NNAP data is being used to improve neonatal care. Delegates had the opportunity to listen to a ...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement