General paediatrics

A general paediatrician is a doctor with the knowledge and skills to manage a wide range of health problems and concerns in children and young people. Find out more about general paediatrics.

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Information sharing matters - online learning

This free online course is designed for the early years workforce and healthcare professionals. It aims to improve your knowledge, skills and understanding of the benefits of effectively sharing information in a professional context.

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MRCPCH - about

Paediatricians become full members of the RCPCH and achieve the designation MRCPCH once they have passed four separate postgraduate medical exams. All UK paediatric trainees sit these exams as part of their training. Increasing numbers of paediatricians around the world take the MRCPCH to demons...

General paediatrics

Membership

Examinations

Engaging children and young people

Patient involvement

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Stroke in childhood - clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation

This evidence-based clinical guideline (published 2017) provides recommendations for all UK paediatricians and healthcare professionals involved in the regulation or practice of the care of children and young people who have had or are suspected of having a stroke. You can download the full guidelin...

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Making decisions to limit treatment in life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in children: a framework for practice (DtLT)

This framework is currently available on the Archives on Disease in Childhood. It was published in 2014 (and superseded a previous version in 2004) and provides guidance on one of the most ethically complex areas in paediatrics: when to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment in children.

General paediatrics

Neonatal medicine

Palliative care

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OPEN UK (Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks in the UK)

OPEN UK is a clinical network connecting NHS Health Boards and Trusts that provide care for children with epilepsies with regional epilepsy networks and a UK Working Group.

General paediatrics

Neurology

Epilepsy

Clinical guidelines and standards

Networks for health services

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