Palliative care

Paediatric palliative medicine doctors work with babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and life-threatening illness, and their families - find out more about this sub-specialty.

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Paediatric palliative medicine - sub-specialty

Doctors specialising in paediatric palliative medicine work with work with babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and life-threatening illness, and their families. This page is for those exploring, applying to or already in this sub-specialty training programme! We have i...

Palliative care

Paediatric sub-specialty

Resource

Draft National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care in Wales - consultation response

In May 2021, we responded to this consultation for a national framework to support those who are facing, or have experienced, a bereavement in Wales. We highlighted that the needs and experiences of children and young people around bereavement are different to those of adults. The document's strateg...

Palliative care

COVID-19

News

COVID-19 - statement on child deaths

2 April 2020

Our President Professor Russell Viner comments on child deaths due to COVID-19.

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BPSU study - Conservative care in end-stage kidney disease

This surveillance study commenced in September 2020. This study aims to identify children with ESKD who receive conservative care, to understand how the decision not to start renal replacement therapy is made and important factors that are considered in this decision-making process.

William Harvey Research Foundation - Innovation Award [CLOSED]

Funds pioneering research that advances the discovery of new medicines.

Award programme/theme

Innovation award

Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine - Research Prize [CLOSED]

These awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work. The Institute accepts applications from tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

5 years

Submission deadline

1 September 2024

Resource

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

Health Foundation - Clinician Scientist Fellowships [CLOSED]

Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.

Award programme/theme

Fellowship (award type)

Funding amount range

£250,001 to £500,000

Maximum duration

5 years

Document

Paediatric sub-specialty training - application guidance

In the UK paediatric training programme, it is possible to sub-specialise during specialty level training (ST5-ST7). Applications are made through a competitive recruitment process. Those who complete an approved programme of sub-specialty training are eligible to enter the GMC (General Medical C...

Allergies

Community child health

Intensive care medicine

Mental health

Neonatal medicine