Respiratory medicine

This free webinar, presented on 29 June 2021, was convened to support paediatricians and other child health professionals with managing bronchiolitis and other respiratory viruses this year. We looked at how to manage patient flow, ‘keeping patients safe and pathways open’, covered recognition, mana...

In June 2021 we were asked to respond to concerns raised by the coroner regarding the sad and untimely death of a nine-year-old girl in London, which was found to be contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution.

Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Whittaker and Dr Simon Langton Hewer, this session is part of the exciting RCPCH Conference programme.

Erythromycin in babies and infants has been associated with an increased risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

These recommendations on the management of children with bronchiolitis in hospital settings during COVID-19 are for clinicians to support planning in partnership with local infection prevention control teams. While some recommendations describe organisational structures in England, services in th...

The UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences. Responding to 'Preparing for a challenging winter', the RCPCH made the following statement on vaccinations and pro...

This best practice advice is focused on the management of confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in children admitted to hospital. This has been produced with the British Paediatric Respiratory Society and the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group.

This page provides advice to members on which paediatric patient groups are considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak and at very high risk of severe illness from coming into contact with the virus. This updated RCPCH advice for clinicians is provided to help ...

Here we provide a summary of key evidence regarding COVID-19 in children and young people.