Northern Ireland

Members working in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland are represented at College Council by the Officer for Ireland - find out useful contacts and activity on your College region's web page

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COVID-19 &Us - views from RCPCH &Us

RCPCH &Us is working with young people to reflect on their experiences of COVID-19 and the lockdown. This will help inform future planning for times of national crisis such as a natural disaster, another pandemic, terrorist incident or other cause of nationwide disruption.

Mental health

COVID-19

Adolescent health

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

�鶹ӰԺ &Us

Patient experience

Wellbeing for children and young people

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Impact of COVID-19 on child health services between April and July 2020 - report

This report shows findings from child health services across the UK about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from April to July 2020.

COVID-19

Service planning

Workforce

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Leading paediatricians publish case definition for illness affecting children during COVID-19

1 May 2020

Leading paediatricians in the UK have set out a working definition of an inflammatory syndrome affecting a very small number of children and which may be associated with COVID-19.

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Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (PIMS) - national consensus management pathway

Most children are asymptomatic or exhibit mild symptoms from COVID-19 infection. However, a small number have been identified who develop a significant systemic inflammatory response, which is also known as PIMS-TS or PIMS). In September 2020 a national consensus management pathway was published to ...

Immunology

Intensive care medicine

Rare disease

COVID-19

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Health Visitors and Paediatricians publish advice for parents about the six-week postnatal check during COVID-19

1 May 2020

The Institute for Health Visiting and RCPCH have published advice for parents who may not be able to attend the six week check for newborn babies.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to pre-print study suggesting children could be as infectious as adults

30 April 2020

Professor Russell Viner, President of RCPCH, responds to a pre-print (non peer reviewed) study which suggests that children who have COVID-19 may have the same levels of circulating virus in their body as adults.

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We thank John Jenkins, our outgoing Trustee

22 April 2020

The Board of Trustees is very grateful to John Jenkins for his very engaged and committed service to the College as a member of the Board of Trustees. John stood down at the end of March 2020 having joined as a Trustee when the Board was first created at the end of 2016.

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What impact is COVID-19 having on child health services?

15 April 2020

RCPCH is launching a new data collection and reporting tool to track the impact of COVID-19 on child health services. Dr Jay and Professor Bishop explain why it is so important to capture changes to services during this period.

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Impact of COVID-19 on child health services tool

This project collects and reports data to support child health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked representatives, such as the paediatric clinical lead, to respond on behalf of their Trust or Health Board. The data were reported back regularly to support service planning, and be used as...

COVID-19

Service design

Workforce

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Growing up overweight or obese can help to lock in health inequalities

6 April 2020

Growing up overweight or obese is a pervasive and—importantly—preventable disadvantage. It worsens physical and mental health and reduces social and economic success. It can trap people in a cycle of sedentary activity, overeating, and escalating weight. This leads to poor wellbeing and, ultimately,...