Primary care

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Establishing a new public health body for Scotland - consultation response

In July 2019 �� Scotland responded to The Scottish Government's consultation on a new National Public Health body, 'Public Health Scotland'.

Primary care

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Public health

Service design

Models of care

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The future of primary care in Scotland - consultation response

In August 2019 RCCPH Scotland responded to the Scottish Government Health and Sport Committee Inquiry, The future of primary care in Scotland.

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Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care – consultation response

We responded to the NHS England / NHS Clinical Commissioners consultation in 2017 to strongly advise that some children will be particularly vulnerable to the proposed changes and recommendations.

Drugs and medicines

Primary care

Health policy

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The Future of General Practice – consultation response

We responded to a questionnaire the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) issued in 2018 to make the case for integration between primary care and the child health service.

Primary care

Health policy

Service design

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Review of Quality and Outcomes Frameworks (QOFs) in England – consultation response

We responded to NHS England in 2018 welcoming the opportunity for improving the QOF and describing its potential to improve the quality of care for children and young people.

Primary care

Service design

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Paediatric Primary Care Hubs - Northern Ireland

This page provides a best practice example for standard 3 of Facing the Future: Together for child health. Using the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) model from North West London, Dr Jonathan Henderson, Consultant Paediatrician from Craigavon Area Hospital, has established a collaborative integra...

Primary care

Health policy

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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Consultant paediatrician link with GP - Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 3 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which describes how general paediatric referrals are seen in a community setting by a consultant paediatrician and a GP with a special interest in Aberdeen. The joint paediatric commu...

Primary care

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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Electronic discharge summary within 24 hours - PRSB eDischarge summary

This page provides a best practice example for standard 7 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines guidance developed by the Professional Records Standards Body on standards for organising information on discharge. This is a key component of improving patient safety ...

Primary care

Secondary care

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Models of care

Service planning

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Knowledge exchange sessions with GPs - Tameside Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 4 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines education sessions at local GP (General Practitioner) surgeries provided by consultants and nurses from Tameside Hospital. GPs and practice nurses become more skilled a...

Primary care

Secondary care

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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Rapid access service - Hillingdon Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 2 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines the hot clinic provided in Hillingdon Hospital. The hot clinic prevents children from attending A&E unnecessarily by providing rapid access to a consultant for any chil...

Primary care

Secondary care

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning