RCPCH Safety eBulletin
Stay informed and improve patient safety by viewing our bi-monthly Safety eBulletin, which collates concise, impactful updates.
With input from key College committees and member contributions, the QI team at RCPCH curate content to provide the latest clinical news, tools and events to help you deliver, and improve upon, safe quality care.
In every issue, there will also be a spotlight blog by guest editors exploring crucial topics.
This edition brings the latest developments shaping paediatric safety, including:
- a blog about how the National Child Mortality Database in England can help clinicians turn difficult experiences into learning that improves care and prevents future deaths
- the relevant, immediate and essential actions from the independent Ockenden Review into maternity services at Nottingham
- consultations on a rare disease therapies regulatory framework and on screening for conditions associated with sudden cardiac death in young people
- medication safety, including choosing an oral liquid medicine and use of oral dexamethasone over prednisolone for wheeze in children
- more reports, selected research and education opportunities from the College and other organisations
This edition brings together the latest developments shaping paediatric safety, including:
- recommendations for improving EPMA systems
- guidance on frequent attenders to emergency departments
- medication safety insights, including a best practice review on doping and anti-doping
- key research on child health, including use of AI in radiology
- new education and training opportunities for paediatric professionals.
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