England

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Using standardised concentrations of unlicensed liquid medicines in children - joint position statement

The Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) strongly recommend that when children require liquid medications, they should receive the �鶹��ý and NPPG recommended concentrations, where one exists. There are currently 13 such recommend...

Drugs and medicines

News

Vice President election 2019 results announced

29 January 2019

The �鶹��ý is pleased to announce the results of the recent Vice Presidential elections. Dr Simon Clark has been elected Vice President for Health Policy and Professor Nick Bishop has been elected Vice President for Science and Research. They will take up their posts on 6 March 2019.

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UK standards for paediatric endocrinology: BSPED (endorsed)

These standards, first published in 2019 and updated in 2024, apply to all children and young people aged 0-18 years with an endocrine condition (including growth, hormonal, bone and mineral disorders). They are intended for healthcare professionals and for service commissioners to plan, deliver and...

News

Scoring change in 2019

25 January 2019

Its only 25 days into the New Year (happy new year by the way) and it feels like 25 months have passed. We’ve seen the launch of the NHS Long Term Plan (England), launched our own screen time guidance and hosted a roundtable with three CMOs on social media use, launched our State of Child Health 201...

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Child health high on the agenda, but political uncertainty and public health cuts pose risk to progress, warns �鶹��ý President

23 January 2019

The �鶹��ý has published State of Child Health: Two Years On, which highlights progress made against the policy recommendations in our landmark State of Child Health 2017 report.

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State of Child Health &Us 2019: Views from the �鶹��ý &Us network

We are proud to share voices from the �鶹��ý &Us network as part of the State of Child Health two years on reports.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

LGBTQ+

Course

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG): Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course

APLS provides the knowledge and skills necessary for recognition, effective treatment and stabilisation of children with life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach. The course and its principles are practiced throughout the world, and over 83,000 candidates have completed ...

Secondary care

News

Making the case for paediatrics on the Shortage Occupation List

17 January 2019

The College has responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence, recommending that all paediatric grades in the UK be added to the Shortage Occupation List, Appendix K on the Immigration Rules.

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Epilepsy12 &Us - voices from the �鶹��ý &Us network

Children and young people told us about their experiences of epilepsy care in our "clinic chats" - how they want to get in touch with services, the kind of support they want to receive, their best experiences and their ideas for the future. We worked with our Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates to produce a ...

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

�鶹��ý &Us

Patient experience

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Evidence to include paediatrics on the Shortage Occupation List for the Migration Advisory Committee 2018 - consultation response

In June 2018, the Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out a full review of the composition of the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) to ascertain what national shortages there were within the UK. We responded successfully making the case for paediatrics to be on the S...

Workforce