Service design

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Largest ever maternity audit publishes report to help NHS services deliver improvements for women and babies

9 November 2017

The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA), published today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), is a major clinical report that identifies areas of good practice and opportunities for improvement in the care of women and babies in maternity services across Britain...

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Care Quality Commission report warns the future quality of the health system is at risk as it struggles to cope with demand

10 October 2017

We respond to the CQC State of Care report, published in October 2017.

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Neonatal care improving, but key measures show variation in care

21 September 2017

The latest National Neonatal Audit Programme report (NNAP), published today by the �鶹ӰԺ, shows improvements in care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales, but also reveals variations in service delivery which means many babies are still no...

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Research published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood finds overall improvement in survival rates of preterm babies

8 September 2017

Professor Neena Modi says this is a tribute to the dedication of healthcare professionals around the country.

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Child safety fears and long waiting times highlighted as Royal College calls for more doctors in the community

6 September 2017

A new report, published today by the �鶹ӰԺ and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), highlights an alarming 25% shortfall in the number of community paediatricians.

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Involving children and young people in specialised commissioning

This guidance offers advice and tips, much of which comes directly from children and young people that use the services, about how they would like to be involved in specialised commissioning procedures.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Quality improvement

Service design

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Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

Our review of the 44 published STP plans reveals major deficiencies. They are failing to take into account the needs of infants, children and young people. STPs are the proposals put together by the NHS and local councils to meet the health needs of the local population in 44 areas of England.

Health policy

Service design

Service planning

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Invited reviews: the first four years - evaluation 2012-2016

The RCPCH Invited Reviews service has been running since mid-2012 and has completed over 70 reviews. This report outlines the learning and findings from the first 60 reviews. It gives clinicians, managers and commissioners some ideas for 'quick wins' to improve their service or where help may be u...

Networks for health services

Service planning

Workforce

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Consultant delivered care - an evaluation of new ways of working in paediatrics (2012)

This report concludes that children would receive better care if they had 24/7 access to a consultant or equivalent senior doctor. This module is recommended in our Facing the Future service standards.

Service design

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Workforce

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Service level quality improvement measures (SLQMAPS)

We are developing a set of service level measures designed to support acute paediatric services to monitor the effects of service change at a local level, and to facilitate quality improvement.

Quality improvement

Service design