COVID-19 - guidance for planning paediatric staffing and rotas, RCPCH (updated 7th March 2022)

This document has been updated with new guidance following the third wave. Whilst in the first and second wave not many children became unwell from COVID-19, Omicron is much more transmissible than previous COVID-19 variants resulting in a higher rate across the community. It is, therefore, to be expected that there will be more children and young people testing positive for COVID-19. However, paediatricians are not reporting Omicron to be a more serious or severe disease in children and young people in the UK with very few hospital admissions requiring paediatric intensive care. We also know there are many unintended consequences for children that have far reaching consequences.Many services are still working very differently, and we want to provide advice to support you. It is vital that we protect our services, the wellbeing of staff, and ultimately child health outcomes.
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