Partnership

Co-authored or co-created with other organisations

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BPSU-PHE Symposia series: COVID-19 from a Paediatric Perspective – recordings

More than 2,000 people joined one or both of these free events in late April 2021. Discussions covered the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy, neonates and general paediatric populations and the rare syndrome, PIMS, as well as the wider impact of the pandemic on child health. If you missed the opportun...

BPSU

Rare disease

Public health

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Standardising intravenous infusion concentrations for neonates and children in the UK - framework

This framework (updated in November 2024) is developed by Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG), with support from �鶹��ý, Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS) and British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM).

Drugs and medicines

Patient safety

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Reye's Syndrome website - for families and health professionals

The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, which is now part of �鶹��ý, provides evidence-based information on a dedicated website about this very rare condition that affects children and young people.

Rare disease

Patient information

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global child health - joint statement

The indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide could be catastrophic for children, with considerable excess death and suffering. In this joint statement from �鶹��ý Global and the International Child Health Group, published in August 2020, we call on governments, donors and agencies to mo...

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Supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people - principle statement

The purpose of this principle statement is to: 1. Outline our position on the rights of LGBTQ+ people to eliminate discrimination and stigma 2. Understand the needs of LGBTQ+ children and young people 3. Support health professionals in their role of providing support to LGBTQ+ children and young ...

Children and young people's voice

Patient experience

Service design

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion

LGBTQ+

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Winter pressures in children’s emergency care settings - position statement

We are familiar with the stresses on emergency departments (EDs) each winter. Each child and young person who needs unscheduled care should have access to services that are high-quality, safe and effective. In this joint position statement from �鶹��ý, RCEM and RCN, we recommend a whole system a...

Emergency medicine

Service design

Winter planning

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Supporting professionals to have healthier weight conversations - consensus statement

We agree to work collaboratively with various organisations to use collective resources and influence in supporting the public health workforce to have healthier weight conversations.

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UK Paediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)

The �鶹��ý is committed to supporting patient safety and improvement across the UK, including support for introducing and embedding Paediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) within the four nations. A Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) is designed to effectively recognise and respond to the deteri...

Quality improvement

Patient safety

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Achieving consensus - on prevention, recognition and management of conflict in paediatric practice

Conflict can arise between health professionals and the parents of children not only where there is disagreement on the withdrawal or withholding of life sustaining treatment but also in more general routine care. In this paper for paediatricians and other health professionals, published in the Arch...

Area of medicine

Palliative care

Ethics

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The use of unlicensed medicines or licensed medicines for unlicensed applications in paediatric practice

This statement, originally produced in 2000, was updated in 2013 by the Joint Standing Committee on Medicines, a committee of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group. The update reflects changes in European (including UK) law that aim to facil...

Drugs and medicines

General paediatrics