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New standards launched to improve health and wellbeing for children and young people in care across the UK

13 November 2025

The �鶹ӰԺ has published new Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards.

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Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards

These standards aim to improve children and young people’s experience of initial health assessments (IHAs), their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. They were published by RCPCH in November 2025 and are badged by CoramBAAF.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Models of care

Resource

Safeguarding children and young people and CYP in care: competencies for health care staff (ICD)

The 5th edition of this Intercollegiate Document (ICD) is published on a dedicated website as of autumn 2025. It outlines competencies for each of the five levels of health care staff who support children and young people and for senior managers and executives.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Document

Project AEGIS : Advancing Equity for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees - A Blueprint for Generalisable Interventions, and resources

Project AEGIS used an innovative, mixed methods research approach to answer critical questions about the health, education and social care outcomes of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR). Our report, published in summer 2026, presents the findings and identifies five p...

Community child health

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National strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in Wales 2025-35 - consultation response

In October 2025, we responded to a Welsh Government consultation on its draft 10-year national strategy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in Wales.

Health policy

Safeguarding

Course

Child protection: From examination to court – England/Wales (Level 3) – blended, two-day course

22 February 2027

London

Paediatricians have a number of responsibilities within child protection cases, from gathering the evidence base for signs observed in assessment to presenting the medical perspective within multi-agency meetings, and as a professional witness in family, criminal or civil proceedings. This two-da...

Safeguarding

Child protection

News

Paediatricians welcome the expansion of Martha’s Rule

4 September 2025

Martha’s Rule is the right for patients, families and carers to request a rapid review if they are worried that their or their loved one’s condition is getting worse and their concerns are not being responded to.

News

�鶹ӰԺ responds to NSPCC polling data on physical punishment

21 August 2025

New NSPCC polling reveals four out of five parents with a child under 18 in England (81%) believe it’s unacceptable for adults to use physical punishment on their child, with a similar number of young adults (82%) in agreement.

Course

Safeguarding, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodisability (Level 3)

20 January 2027

Online

Going through the child protection process is difficult enough for any child or young person. But what about those with additional needs associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and/or neurodisability? How might differences in understanding and communication influence how you adapt your practice...

Safeguarding

Course

Safeguarding in the digital world (Level 3)

01 February 2027

Online

This one-day course looks at the potential benefits and harms of the online world for children and young people and how paediatricians can best support them to use this environment well. This is a virtual course, facilitated online via Zoom. The course times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Digital health

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