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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings

There are about 1,000 children and young people placed in secure settings at any one time on justice or welfare grounds. This cohort of children often have complex needs that span mental health, neurodevelopmental need, substance misuse, and physical health, which can be hard to reach through tradit...
Engaging children and young people
Patient experience
Adolescent health
Transition to adult
Safeguarding
Child protection
Looked after children
Service design
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Facing the Future - standards for acute general paediatric services

It is essential that paediatrics is a 24 hours a day, seven days a week specialty, with the most experienced doctors present at the busiest times. Our report sets out ten standards for high quality, safe and sustainable acute general paediatric services.
Area of medicine
General paediatrics
Service design
Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services
Measurement and performance
Models of care
Service planning
Workforce
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Quality standards for specialist paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition

These standards aim to reduce variation in care, ensuring equitable services, and to improve the health outcomes and quality of life for all infants, children and young people with gastroenterology, liver or intestinal disorders in the UK. You can read our summary and download the full standards bel...
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Tertiary care
Models of care
Networks for health services
Service planning
Workforce
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Facing the Future - standards for children and young people in emergency care settings

These standards outline how to deliver safe, high quality and integrated care for children and young people in Paediatric Emergency Departments in the UK. The 5th edition of the standards was published in October 2025. You can download the full standards document, the executive summary and the repor...
Emergency medicine
Ambulance services
Primary care
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Service design
Facing the Future - emergency care
Integrated care
Models of care
Workforce