Winter planning

See our key topic page on winter planning for guidance, position statements and case studies to support child health professionals.

Resource

Twilight emergency nurse practitioner - winter pressures case study

Dr Richard Burridge and Dr Michelle Jacobs from Watford General Hospital discuss the introduction of a ‘twilight’ emergency nurse practitioner shift as one part of a range of measures to manage long waits in the children’s emergency department.

Service design

Winter planning

Resource

Measures to address winter pressures such as a dedicated registrar and PDU cubicles - case study

Dr Amitabh Gite, Clinical Director of Paediatrics at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, outlines measures they implemented to address winter pressures, including a second registrar at night, a paediatric decision unit, increased nursing staff and ward clerk support.

Care setting

Clinical guidelines and standards

Resource

Winter pressures clinic in the ED - case study

Dr Stephen Mullen, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, describes an initiative to introduce a Winter Pressures clinic in the Emergency Department.

Service design

Service planning

Winter planning

News

The depths of winter - building pressure in children Emergency Departments

20 December 2018

The author Paul Theroux said, “Winter is a season of recovery and preparation” and yet the reverse is true in paediatrics. Our last few winters have been so bad that government talk of winter pressures funding seems to start as soon as the daffodils emerge in spring. But when did you last read about...

News

Double pressure of winter and workforce shortages highlighted in new report

20 December 2018

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has today launched a report in response to severe workforce pressures faced by paediatric units across the UK.

Basic page

Winter pressures - views from children, young people and families

"What does the term, 'winter pressures' mean to you?" We put this question to children, young people and families. Here are some of their comments.

Children and young people's voice

Facing the Future - emergency care

Service planning

Winter planning

Workforce

Wellbeing for health professionals

Document

Winter pressures - survey results (2018)

We asked members and colleagues in Emergency Departments about the challenges they face going into winter. Here are our core findings and full survey results.

Facing the Future - emergency care

Service planning

Winter planning

Workforce

Wellbeing for health professionals

Resource

Winter pressures - our recommendations

We pledge to help our members be the voice for children in winter pressure plans across the whole system. Our recommendations and actions are based on our survey of members and their colleagues working in Emergency Departments (ED) that treat children across the UK.

Service design

Facing the Future - emergency care

Service planning

Winter planning

Workforce

Wellbeing for health professionals

Topic page

Winter planning

Services for children and young people face challenges, and particularly each winter. With our guidance, position statements and case studies, we support members to make a compelling and evidence-based case for children's healthcare.