NHS England's guidance, published July 2023, on the national approach to 2023-24 winter planning includes recommended winter roles and responsibilities for each part of the system. It has a dedicated section on children and young people's needs.
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Healthy connectionsThe latest issue of your Milestones magazine explores how health professionals can come together to support children and young people – from navigating screen time to adopting a pro-play mindset.
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Assessment - the rationale for changeWe have begun to review the programme of assessment within the Progress+ curriculum to ensure it is fair and fit for purpose. Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains why. -
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Our College strategyCovering the next three years and with four strategic goals, our strategy aims to meet our members' priorities to support their working lives and be a powerful advocate for children and young people. -
Resources
Engagement in epilepsy servicesOur resources, co-produced with children, young people and families, explain how services can create a listening culture, with easy-to use communication cards, case studies and tips to get started.
Archives of Disease in ChildhoodThe College's scientific publication is one of the leading paediatric journals in the world. Members have free access to the online editions and can subscribe to the print editions at a significantly reduced cost. -
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Strengthening children’s community health servicesMore than 314,000 children and young people in England alone are waiting for community health services, and wait times are getting worse. We outline the evidence and impact, and call for action across the UK. -
News and events
From Professor Steve Turner...As RCPCH President, Steve shares regular updates with members by email and on this website - such as his regular feature on #WDYCD4Y: What Does Your College Do For You.
Learning from Ryan’s Rule in AustraliaProfessor Nitin Kapur, who spoke at this year's RCPCH Conference, reflects on the implementation of Ryan’s Rule in Queensland a decade ago - as we here in the UK tentatively roll out Martha’s rule in our units.
Welcoming the disposable vapes banWe first called on the Government to ban disposable e-cigarettes in June 2023, and the ban as of 1 June now brings the UK one step further towards a smokefree generation. But we must not become complacent.
NHS England's guidance builds on the commitments in its plan published in January 2023. Key ambitions included to increase bed and ambulance capacity, grow the workforce, speed up discharge from hospitals and expand services in the community.
We have continued to call on national governments to support paediatrics and child health over winter periods - including fully costed, evidence-based strategies on workforce and health inequalities. Our guidance and list of resources were updated in November 2022.
Emergency care - sharing solutions and good practice ideas
In autumn 2022, we hosted a meeting about increased clinical pressures in UK paediatric Emergency Departments, and clinicians shared potential solutions.
In autumn 2020, we outlined good practice ideas, including in the care environment, mental health and safeguarding.
Published in autumn 2023, our updated recommendations on the management of children with viral respiratory tract infections in hospital settings aim to support clinicians in partnership with local infection prevention control teams. It includes guidance on measles and COVID-19 treatments.
Service teams from around the UK shared examples of how they tackle winter pressures, detailing the intervention and its costs and impact. These case studies show how data-driven, systemic approaches can help make a difference.
Our standards provide a vision of how paediatric care can be delivered to provide a safe and sustainable, high-quality service - meeting the health needs of every child and young person.