3 Year Strategy
2015-2018
RCPCH 3 year strategy 2015-2018
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Vision: Leading the way in Children’s Health
Charity Objectives:
i.
To advance the art and science of paediatrics.
ii.
To raise the standard of medical care provided to children.
iiiTo educate and examine those concerned with the health of children.
iv.
To advance the education of the public (and in particular medical
practitioners) in childhealth which means the protection of children,
the prevention of illness and disease in children and safeguarding
their optimal development.
RCPCH 3 year strategy 2015-2018
3 year strategy 2015 – 2018
• The health of infants, children and young people is at the core of all
we do.
• Ensure every paediatrician has the knowledge and expertise to
promote child health and to care for infants, children and young
people with health needs.
• Improve the health and wellbeing of infants, children and young people
in the UK and across the developing world.
RCPCH 3 year strategy 2015-2018
Infant, child and young person
The health of infants, children and young people is at the
core of all we do.
Strategic Aims:
•
Children’s rights are understood, protected
and promoted.
• Widen
The wishes
and needs of
membership
ofinfants,
‘&us’ children and young people and their families inform and influence all aspects of College work.
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Involving parent’s, children and young people
RCPCH Key Performance Indicators (to be achieved
Beneficiary on Board of Trustees
by 2018):
1. Children’s
Children andResearch
young people
are consulted in Charter
informing and externally profiling College
priorities.
Influence
2. All papers produced for EC and Council include consideration of the impact of College activity upon infants, children, young people and their carers.
Strategic Priority Area: Education and Training:
Strategic Aims:
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Education
and
training
Skilled
multidisciplinary
team
training
Set the standards for excellent training and lifelong education of paediatricians in the UK
curriculum and
career choices
Undergraduate
and overseas,
including
career advice and
Shape of support
for members at all levels, from trainee training
to consultant.
Delivering multi-disciplinary training
Continuing Professional Development
•
Facilitate the development of a knowledgeable
multi-disciplinary child health
Developing
workforce
offering quality educational
educational by
resources
programmes.
Strengthen ADC as journal of RCPCH
Supporting
academic
careers
and
competent
RCPCH Key Performance Indicators (to be achieved
by 2018):
3. 90% of trainees attain their CCT within 8 years of training time.
4. RCPCH UK wide career long careers advice network created.
5. > 80% of those engaging with educational
activity express satisfaction.
6. >14,000 licensed users of PCO
RCPCH 3 year strategy 2015-2018
Strategic Priority Area: Expertise and Influence
Strategic Aims:
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Harnessing the experience and expertise of
paediatricians to advocate on behalf of the
Advice and information
College and the wider child health agenda.
Media
engagement
• Develop informed policy positions on key child
heath
priorities
and disseminate to influence.
Promotion
of healthy
living
Four-nation focus
Expertise
Influence
Public
information
and
political
influence
Advocacy to reduce health inequalities
RCPCH Key Performance indicators (to be achieved
Developing and delivering public/parent
by 2018):resources
educational
7. >100 members trained for media panel.
8. Regular engagement with UK wide policy
makers.
Strategic Priority area: Research and Evidence Base
Strategic Aims:
Robust evidence for RCPCH priorities
• inAll
paediatricians
have
Growth
child
health research capacity
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Inform
the opportunity to be involved in high quality research.
Quality national audits and guidelines
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Paediatric practice and child health policy is Support for specialist services
underpinned by evidence.
Research
evidence
based policy
and practice
Strengthened data acquisition
Rigorous evaluation
of impact of
RCPCH
Key Performance
indicators (to be achieved
RCPCH activities
by 2018):
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Strengthened British Paediatric
Surveillance Unit
Strengthened
paediatrician
research
9. Increase
in public
and charitable child health and evaluation skills
research spend and RCPCH collaborative
projects
10. Increase of RCPCH publications in peer
reviewed journals.
Strategic Priority Area: Workforce and Service delivery
Strategic Aims:
Supporting paediatricians
Workforce census
•
Influencing service delivery through informed service design.
•
Developing
and
auditing
service standards.
Transition neonates to children’s
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down primary - secondary Breaking
workforce
planning and
tertiary care
barriers
Workforce
and
service
design
services- adult services
Effective
service
delivery
Development and impact assessment
RCPCH
Performance indicators (to be achieved
of service Key
standards
by
2018):
Advocacy
for integrated and equitable
health and social care
Supporting NHS Trusts and Boards
11. Known
(e.g.through
invitedpaediatrician
reviews)
workforce numbers in all settings.
Support for quality improvement
12. Deliver
a set activities
of outcome measures to support Engagement
in European
the implementation and audit of the Facing the Future suite of standards.
RCPCH 3 year strategy 2015-2018
Strategic Priority Area: Child Health Outcomes
Strategic Aims:
Measuring health and well being
•
Improve
Reducing
deaths
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rights
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Standards
better health
outcomes
Influence
child health outcomes through the Advocacydevelopment
and implementation of evidence for Personal Social Health
Education
(PSHE orstandards.
PSE) in schools
based
Care
with long-term
condition
•of children
Promoting
healthy
living and better health
outcomes.
Child
protection
Obesity
RCPCH Key Performance Indicators (to be achieved
by 2018):
Improving physical and mental health
RCPCH global strategy
13. Sharing of educational material & QI initiatives to support annual improvement in published UK child health outcomes.
14. Global child health income > £1 million
For these priorities to be delivered the college, as a well-run
organisation, has the following strategic aims:
To ensure excellent governance and legal compliance across the College
15. Key Performance Indicator: A new Trustee governance structure is delivered to
enable the College to meet its charitable objects efficiently.
Protect and correctly utilise all resources and college assets
16. Key Performance Indicator: College general fund reserves to be 7% of general
fund income by 2017/18.
Improved membership satisfaction
17. Key Performance Indicator: Increase in membership satisfaction by 10%
Make the RCPCH a ‘great place to work’
18. Key Performance Indicator: Achieve 1 Star in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best
Not-for-Profit Organisations to work for.
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