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RCPCH Milestones Summer 2023 (2023)
Other
of Paediatrics and Child Health, R. C., & Rowland, A. (2023). RCPCH Milestones Summer 2023. London, UK

Illegal Migration Bill House of Lords Second Reading Briefing (2023)
Working Paper
Warwick, B., Fussey, E., Rowland, A., & of Paediatrics and Child Health, R. C. Illegal Migration Bill House of Lords Second Reading Briefing

Ahead of Second Reading of the Illegal Migration Bill on 9 May, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has prepared this briefing which focuses on new clauses added to the Bill at Report Stage in the Commons on age assessment of u... Read More about Illegal Migration Bill House of Lords Second Reading Briefing.

Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study (2023)
Journal Article

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

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 impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang (2021)
Report
Guest, K., Kelly, A., Chamroeun, U., Sinat, D., Saroeun, Y., & Rowland, A. (2021). The impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang

Introduction:
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... Read More about The impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang.

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.

Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement (2021)
Other
Webb, K., & Rowland, A. (2021). Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement. London, UK

This is the RCPCH's response, with the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, to a consultation from NHS England and Improvement on proposals to replace the 4-hour target for care in emergency departments.

NHS England and Improvement publis... Read More about Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement.

"Boys are like gold" : the gendered differences in sexual violence against street-involved children in southwest Cambodia (2021)
Journal Article

This paper explores findings from interviews with 130 children (55 girls and 75 boys) living or working on the streets and beaches in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and discusses their vulnerabilities to sexual exploitation and other forms of violence. The... Read More about "Boys are like gold" : the gendered differences in sexual violence against street-involved children in southwest Cambodia.

Observational cohort study with internal and external validation of a predictive tool for identification of children in need of hospital admission from the emergency department : the Paediatric Admission Guidance in the Emergency department (PAGE) score (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: To devise an assessment tool to aid discharge and admission decision making in relation to children and young people in hospital urgent and emergency
care facilities, and thereby improve the quality of care that patients receive, using a... Read More about Observational cohort study with internal and external validation of a predictive tool for identification of children in need of hospital admission from the emergency department : the Paediatric Admission Guidance in the Emergency department (PAGE) score.