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Difficult Vascular Access in Children (DVAC)

12 November 2025

Bristol

Difficult Vascular Access in Children (DVAC) is a 1-day, face-to-face course aiming to formalise training in blood sampling and cannulation in unwell children. We teach Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation, Intraosseous Access, Midline Insertion, Portacath Access and more! We have been running DVAC since ...
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General paediatrics
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Epilepsy
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Stroke
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Collaboration or integration - from our St David's Day Conference

24 March 2025
This excellent event took place last month, curated by our trainee members. Through a series of presentations, we looked at how integrated care can help address complexity and bring efficiency, but also how to link in with others' expertise and perspective.
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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...
Community services
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Patient involvement
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
Resource

Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in acute hospitals: these patients are all our patients

The pandemic has exacerbated already existing pressures on services caring for children and young people presenting with mental ill health. Regardless of where children and young people present to care or what their specific health needs are, we must work together to ensure they receive the highest ...
Emergency medicine
Mental health
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Health policy
News

RCPCH responds to the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) report on paediatric waiting lists

19 October 2021
Today, the RCPCH responds to this NICCY report which examined the length of time children and young people are waiting to access appointments, the current reporting systems, the impact of delayed care and factors which contribute to paediatric waiting times across Northern Ireland.
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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...
Community services
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Public health
Wellbeing for children and young people
Safeguarding
Child protection
Refugee
News

A snapshot of general paediatric and neonatal services: benchmarking for improvement and recovery

25 September 2020
Two new reports have been released outlining the findings of a snapshot survey of the UK's general paediatric and neonatal services and workforce in September 2019. The reports provide a pre-COVID benchmark and give recommendations to government, service planners and other decision makers about how ...