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Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK (2023)
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AG, R., Enver, S., Elizabeth, C., Elizabeth, F., Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, & Council, R. (2023). Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK

The Home Office’s latest age assessment measures, announced in September 2023, will allow the use of scientific age assessment methods to estimate the age of children arriving in the UK. This would subject them to medical procedures that leading paed... Read More about Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK.

Response To Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Consultation (Two) - November 2023 (2023)
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Rowland, A., Fussey, E., & College of Paediatrics and Child Health, R. (2023). Response To Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Consultation (Two) - November 2023. London: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

In November 2023, we responded to the Government's consultation on the introduction of Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse. This followed our response in August 2023 to the Government's call for evidence on Mandatory Reporting. We were disappoi... Read More about Response To Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Consultation (Two) - November 2023.

RCPCH: Child protection standing committee update November 2023 (2023)
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Rowland, A., Fussey, E., & Raffeeq, Z. (2023). RCPCH: Child protection standing committee update November 2023. London: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Our knowledge Changes to consent guidance for Child Protection medicals: We have strengthened our guidance on obtaining consent for Child Protection medicals. This will be uploaded to the child protection companion shortly. Guidelines for Initia... Read More about RCPCH: Child protection standing committee update November 2023.

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Policy, August 2023 (2023)
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Rowland, A., Elizabeth, F., & Paediatrics and Child Health, R. C. O. (2023). Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Policy, August 2023. London, UK: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

RCPCH is asking the government to consider five key points before considering whether a mandatory reporting duty is best for children in England and Wales: 1. All types of child abuse much fall under any mandatory reporting duty 2. A children’s r... Read More about Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Policy, August 2023.

The impact of COVID-19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: the mitigating work of M'Lop Tapang (2023)
Journal Article
Kelly, A., Guest, K., Chamroeun, U., Sinat, D., & Graeme, A. (in press). The impact of COVID-19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: the mitigating work of M'Lop Tapang. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing,

Globally, children have been adversely affected by the wide variety of impacts of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus | COVID-19). Vulnerable children who depend on the support of education and health and social care systems were left unprotected as these system... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: the mitigating work of M'Lop Tapang.

Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales - RCPCH consultation response June 2023 (2023)
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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. (2023). Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales - RCPCH consultation response June 2023. [Online]. London, UK

In June 2023 we responded to the consultation on SUSR, statutory guidance that aims to create a single review process incorporating all safeguarding reviews in Wales. The SUSR will ensure affected families can expect a swift and rigorous review proce... Read More about Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales - RCPCH consultation response June 2023.

Writing pre-adoption medical (PAMs) and initial health assessment (IHA) reports for "Our Children" [Looked After Children]: guidance and top tips (2023)
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Rowland, A., Reynolds, A., Sherwood, N., & Dasgupta, S. Writing pre-adoption medical (PAMs) and initial health assessment (IHA) reports for "Our Children" [Looked After Children]: guidance and top tips

Children seen for pre-adoption medicals (PAMs) or Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) often have experiences in common. There may be features in the child’s family history, intrauterine environment and experiences following birth which can have signifi... Read More about Writing pre-adoption medical (PAMs) and initial health assessment (IHA) reports for "Our Children" [Looked After Children]: guidance and top tips.

Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study (2023)
Journal Article
Brennan, L., Heal, C., Brown, S., Roland, D., & Rowland, A. (2023). Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16328

Background High heart and respiratory rates are key indicators in many published guidelines to identify and treat serious bacterial infection and sepsis in children but the credibility of evidence underpinning what is considered abnormal is questi... Read More about Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study.

The association between temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate in children aged under 16 years attending urgent and emergency care settings (2022)
Journal Article
Heal, C., Harvey, A., Brown, S., Rowland, A. G., & Roland, D. (2022). The association between temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate in children aged under 16 years attending urgent and emergency care settings. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 29(6), 413-416. https://doi.org/10.1097/mej.0000000000000951

Background and importance Body temperature is considered an independent determinant of respiratory rate and heart rate; however, there is limited scientific evidence regarding the association. This study aimed to assess the association between temper... Read More about The association between temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate in children aged under 16 years attending urgent and emergency care settings.

Sudden unexpected death in childhood in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) : a five-year review (2015-2020) (2022)
Journal Article
Quinn, S., Dierckx, E., Long, T., & Rowland, A. (2022). Sudden unexpected death in childhood in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) : a five-year review (2015-2020). Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 45(4), 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2022.2047828

The sudden, unexpected death of a child (SUDC) is a devastating experience. It is vital that supportive and investigative services are effective and promote the best outcomes for families. Analysis of five years of data from 309 SUDC cases in Grea... Read More about Sudden unexpected death in childhood in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) : a five-year review (2015-2020).

The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children (2021)
Journal Article
Cook, D., Livesley, J., Long, T., Sam, M., & Rowland, A. (2021). The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2021.1989085

Children and young people (CYP) can be empowered to take on roles as agents of change in their own communities. CYP want to be heard and should be actively involved in the coproduction, design and development of services aimed at them to ensure that... Read More about The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children.

Female Genital Mutilation (2021)
Book Chapter
Mulongo, P., Rowland, A., & McAndrew, S. Female Genital Mutilation. In P. Ali, & M. Rogers (Eds.), A comprehensive guide to gender-based violence. The University of Sheffield. Manuscript submitted for publication

This chapter explores the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Common terminology, definitions, and the differing types of FGM will be considered, together with the identification of countries where it is practiced and its global prevalence.... Read More about Female Genital Mutilation.

A health, law and education approach to criminal justice (2021)
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Gerry QC, F., Rowland, A., Connelly, L., & Roddy, J. (2021). A health, law and education approach to criminal justice

Submission to the legal and social issues committee, Parliament of Victoria - inquiry into Victoria’s justice system