Service planning

News

Abolish solitary confinement for children and young people

18 April 2018

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called on the Government to take immediate steps to end the solitary confinement of children and young people in the youth justice system.

News

Professor Russell Viner takes up role as RCPCH President

4 April 2018

Professor Viner, an academic paediatrician and adolescent physician at the UCL Institute of Child Health in London, has offically taken up the position of RCPCH President. Russell works clinically in paediatric and adolescent diabetes at University College Hospital.

Resource

Facing the Future - standards for ongoing health needs

A vision of how paediatric care can be delivered to provide a high-quality service that meets the needs of infants, children and young people with ongoing health needs.

Service design

Facing the Future - ongoing heath needs

Integrated care

Measurement and performance

Models of care

Networks for health services

Service planning

Workforce

News

Focus magazine for members - winter 2017

26 December 2017

Read about RCPCH Conference, find out about our Invited Reviews service, explore emerging results from the Facing the Future audit and more...

News

GMC publishes 'State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK' report

19 December 2017

The UK's medical profession faces the prospect of too few doctors to treat rising numbers of patients, says the General Medical Council (GMC).

News

Breastfeeding rates increase when financial incentives given, finds new study

14 December 2017

Results of a study which saw breastfeeding rates rise when new mums were given vouchers, have today been published.

News

Vulnerable children being put in harm's way says 'State of Children's Rights' report

13 December 2017

Some of England’s most vulnerable children are being needlessly put in harm’s way because their safety and wellbeing is ignored whilst the Government is focused on Brexit.

Team profile

Invited Reviews Service team

News

Reflective practice and reducing risk in healthcare

5 December 2017

Doctors, and indeed all healthcare staff, are committed to delivering high quality, safe care and avoiding errors. But when errors do occur, as they will on occasion, it is crucial to reflect, understand why the mistake happened and do everything possible to prevent a similar occurrence again.

News

��ֱ�� to CQC's Children and young people's inpatient and day case survey

26 November 2017

Responding to the CQC’s Children and young people’s inpatient and day case survey, Dr Mike Linney, Children and Young People’s Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: