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Poverty and child health: views from the frontline
This report is based on a survey of more than 250 paediatricians and provides an insight into the reality of life for UK children living in poverty. The report looks at a number of areas including food insecurity; poor housing; and worry, stress and stigma and their effect on the health of children (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The State of Child Health: STP
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published State of Child Health short report series: sustainability and transformation partnerships. The RCPCH has undertaken a review of Sustainability and Transformation Plans from a child health perspective. The report finds that while most STPs set out the case for change well and cover important key themes such as prevention, early intervention, more care delivered in the community, better mental health services and integrated working, there is a lack of detail underpinning the vision. It concludes that the lack of profile given to infants, children and young peopl...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The State of Child Health: The Paediatric Workforce
This report sets out key findings from the biennial paediatric workforce census in 2015. It makes recommendations for immediate action on a number of issues to address workforce pressures and to ensure continued high quality care for children (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Child health at risk from shortages in the paediatric workforce
Workforce shortages in paediatrics mean that children are being denied access to some services, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 2, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

One in three children's wards close due to lack of doctors
Four in ten special care baby units are also shutting every year because of manpower issues, according to a report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Children's lives put at risk at Stafford hospital, royal college warns
Children ’s lives were put at risk because of unsafe emergency services at Stafford Hospital, a review by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 4, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Child health in jeopardy due to an alarming gap between rich and poor
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), have published, ' The State of Child Health ' , which brings together data for the first time on a comprehensive list of 25 measures of the health of UK children, ranging from specific conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, risk factors for poor health such as obesity and a low rate of breastfeeding, to child deaths. The data provide an across the board snapshot of child health and wellbeing in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
The Royal College of Physicians has published Look out! Bedside vision check for falls prevention. This guide aims to help ward staff assess a patient ' s eyesight in order to help prevent them falling or tripping while in hospital. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health of children endangered by gap between rich and poor
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health created a snapshot of child-health in the UK, ranging from obesity and breastfeeding rates to asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and child deaths. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cracks beginning to show in paediatric services
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published an annual survey on paediatric staffing. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - August 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Situation awareness in hospitals
A new resource to introduce and improve situation awareness in hospitals is now available on the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's website. This free, online resource pack aims to improve communication, build a safety-based culture and deliver better health outcomes for children and young people. It includes informative presentations and useful tools with worked examples in six areas: quality improvement; patient safety culture; structured communication; recognising deterioration; The 'huddle', and evaluation and spread. The pack has been developed as part of the final phase of the College's flagship quality...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health workers and charities unite to urge rethink on NHS bursaries
Health workers and charities got together today to warn the government that its plans to abolish NHS bursaries and introduce student loans for those studying to become health professionals in England risks reducing the supply of vital health workers, when they are needed more than ever. They warn that the plans are “a short-sighted attempt to solve a long-term and complicated problem. “Moreover,” they warn, because the plans have not been properly risk-assessed, “continuing with them as they currently stand would be nothing short of reckless”. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis joined repre...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News health care healthcare NHS NHS bursary NHS students nursing students save the NHS bursary Source Type: news

Diabetes: Children 'not getting recommended checks'
The UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has carried out an audit on paediatric diabetes care and concluded that only 25% of children with diabetes received all of their annual recommended checks, but that overall care was improving. BBC News (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - June 3, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news