Transforming Community Services

BACCH and RCPCH have produced this joint statement for PCT commissioners in light of Transforming Community Services. It provides a background on the roles, responsibilities and working of community children's teams and highlights the issues that must be addressed by Commissioners as they implement their plans for the provision of children’s community services. (15 July 2010)

 

18 Week Pathway

The Executive Committee has developed the following document on 18 week referral outcomes appropriate for the nature of problems presented to Community Paediatrics. Click here to download.

 

UK-WHO Growth Charts

The new UK-WHO Growth Charts for children from birth to 4 years of age are now available. The charts have been developed as a project undertaken within the Science and Research Department led by Professor Charlotte Wright from the University of Glasgow and funded by the Department of Health. The charts are available in an A4 format and has 6 separate charts for insertion into the Personal Child Health Record (PCHR). There is also a new specialist Low Birthweight A4 chart for births from 23 weeks gestation. They can be now be downloaded from the RCPCH website.