Wales

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Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - consultation response

In April 2023 we responded to the Welsh Government consultation on the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill. We welcomed this consultation.

Resource

Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales - consultation response

In June 2023 we responded to the consultation on SUSR, statutory guidance that aims to create a single review process incorporating all safeguarding reviews in Wales. The SUSR will ensure affected families can expect a swift and rigorous review process. It will eliminate the need for families to tak...

Safeguarding

News

Four weeks to go until Progress+ - readiness for tier 2 working

4 July 2023

In our updated specialty training programme, Progress+, trainee paediatricians will move to independent tier 2 working by the start of their ST4. Trainees should work with their educational supervisor and local clinical supervisors to develop capabilities early on in training, identify any support n...

News

Five weeks to go until Progress+ - our nomenclature 'fix'

27 June 2023

As we move from an eight-year pathway for specialty training (ST) to the seven-year Progress+ pathway there will be some changes in nomenclature. We explain how this works, including for those trainees who will remain on the eight-year pathway.

News

Staying safe in hot weather – advice for health professionals and the public

21 June 2023

Very young children, pregnant women and people with existing health conditions are especially vulnerable to heat. Serious health impacts include dehydration, asthma and kidney disease. We signpost to advice to help us stay safe as we enjoy the summer.

News

Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates awarded the Patient and Public Involvement Hero Award 2023 by HQIP

20 June 2023

On 20 June 2023, the Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates were announced as joint winners of the Patient and Public Involvement Hero Award by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). The award is one of five Clinical Audit Heroes Awards that are announced during the 2023 Clinical Audit Awareness...

Resource

National Reviews of Maternity and Neonatal Care: Supporting the perinatal team to implement recommendations - report

This report, originally published in June 2023 and revised in August 2023, offers guidance to help local and network perinatal teams in implementing recommendations from the national reviews of maternity and neonatal care. It covers four themes: family experience, neonatal workforce, safety and lear...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

Resource

Epilepsy12 - national organisational audit and clinical audit - 2023

Epilepsy is the commonest significant neurological disorder affecting children and young people. Published in July 2023, these latest results from Epilepsy12 provide insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services i...

News

��ֱ�� to local child poverty statistics

5 June 2023

The End Child Poverty Coalition has published a new report which summarises the latest data on local child poverty after housing costs in the UK.

Committee

Specialty Forum

The Specialty Forum's purpose is to serve as a communications channel between RCPCH and groups representing paediatric sub-specialties and special interests.