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Safeguarding

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Cannabis-derived medicinal products - questions and answers

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and British Paediatric Neurology Association has developed this Q&A in light of recent developments in this area. It advises on the legality and safety of cannabis-based products and considers the evidence base for their potential harms and benefits.

Drugs and medicines

Epilepsy

Safeguarding

News

'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report

11 July 2018

Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.

Resource

Child protection medical examination for young people aged 16-18 years - position statement

This position statement aims to clarify the role of paediatricians and provide advice for commissioners in relation to the provision of child protection/safeguarding health services for children aged 16-18 years.

Adolescent health

Safeguarding

Child protection

Resource

Our responses to health policy consultations 2017

Our response to a wide range of health policy consultations ensures that the College's position, and ultimately children's health, is represented. Browse our responses to health policy consultations in 2017.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Resource

Our responses to health policy consultations 2016

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Resource

Our responses to health policy consultations 2015

Our response to a wide range of health policy consultations ensures that the College's position, and ultimately children's health, is represented. Here, you can browse our responses to health policy consultations for the year 2015.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Resource

Our responses to health policy consultations 2014

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Document

Children and young people seeking asylum and refugees - guidance for paediatricians

The aim of this guidance is to support paediatricians in the assessment and care of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees, both when accompanied by parents and carers and when unaccompanied. This guidance was updated in January 2025. This guidance can also be used when caring for ...

Safeguarding

Refugee

Resource

Recipes for Engagement - children and young people in the lead - RCPCH &Us

Are you a child health worker? We want to make it easy for you to find out what those using your services think. With a cooking theme, our easy-to-read guide gives tested ideas on practically and creatively engaging children and young people.

Rare disease

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Resource

Understanding parents' information needs and experiences about non-accidental injury - research report

The responsibilities of paediatricians in relation to the recognition of child abuse place them in difficult diagnostic situations which require a sensitive approach. This research set out to explore parents' experiences of situations where concerns of non-accidental injury (NAI) were raised, with a...

Research

Safeguarding