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Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children - online learning

This course helps healthcare professionals assess and manage children who present with possible bacterial meningitis and/or meningococcal septicaemia.

Infectious diseases

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DCH Clinical examination candidate guide

The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the DCH, and is currently available to c...

Engaging children and young people

Patient involvement

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Facing the Future - standards for acute general paediatric services

It is essential that paediatrics is a 24 hours a day, seven days a week specialty, with the most experienced doctors present at the busiest times. Our report sets out ten standards for high quality, safe and sustainable acute general paediatric services.

Area of medicine

General paediatrics

Service design

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Measurement and performance

Models of care

Service planning

Workforce

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�鶹��ý START - guidance for trainees

START means Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure. It guides postgraduate doctors in training as they prepare for completion of training and practice as a new consultant paediatrician. Find out how to check your eligibility, apply and pay for START and how the assessment fits in wi...

Paediatric training

Progress+

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�鶹��ý Clinical Leaders Programme 2026-27

This nine-month leadership development experience for senior paediatric doctors, nurses and allied health professionals will help you lead with confidence, clarity and community. If you are a clinical director, director of children’s nursing or regional child health lead - or if you are aspiring ...

Leadership

Service design

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Quality improvement: how to make services work better for you and your patients - online learning

This jargon-busting introduction to quality improvement explains its use in healthcare, links to vast QI resources and shows how to initiate a QI project, putting theory into practice.

Quality improvement

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UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals

The UK-WHO growth charts provide a description of optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so. Here are some resources for healthcare professionals about the charts ...

Growth charts

Infant health

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UK-WHO growth charts - 2-18 years

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are used to assess the growth of school age children and young people in primary or secondary care, and include guidance on the onset and progression of puberty, a BMI centil...

Growth charts

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UK-WHO growth charts - childhood and puberty close monitoring (CPCM)

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are modified from the school age charts (2-18 years) and intended for children with growth or nutritional problems and in specialist clinics and special schools.

Growth charts

Adolescent health

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UK-WHO growth charts - neonatal and infant close monitoring (NICM)

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are designed for plotting very preterm infants and those with significant early health problems such as weight faltering, from 23 weeks gestation to 2 years corrected age.

Neonatal medicine

Growth charts