We welcome applications from clinicians and researchers who wish to carry out national surveillance on rare childhood diseases.
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British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
The BPSU is a world leading centre for rare paediatric disease surveillance. It enables doctors and researchers to investigate how many children in the UK and Republic of Ireland are affected by particular rare diseases, conditions or treatments each year.
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SInce 1985 we have facilitated research on over 100 rare conditions, and have immensely influenced decisions about these diseases and the impact on patients.
Each month we provide instructions on how to report a case from any of our current studies. We ask that doctors keep patients' details for reference.
Research news from the College
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Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first ever UK review
19 June 2018
The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.
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APPG obesity report finds 88% of obese stigmatised
15 May 2018
RCPCH President says 'prevention is much simpler than cure' and calls on government to prevent obese children becoming obese adults with a string of bold measures.
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School referrals for mental health treatment rise by a third
11 May 2018
RCPCH's Dr Max Davie responds to new figures from the NSPCC which reveal the number of referrals by schools seeking mental health treatment for pupils has risen by over a third in the last three years.