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National child death review statutory and operational guidance: Key concepts for practising paediatricians

James Fraser1, Vicky Sleap2, Peter Sidebotham3

  • 1Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK bristolfrasers@googlemail.com.

Archives of Disease in Childhood. Education and Practice Edition
|September 28, 2019
PubMed

Insights

New National Health Service England guidance streamlines child death reviews for all healthcare professionals. This framework ensures consistent notification, investigation, review, and reporting for children under 18.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health Policy
  • Healthcare Governance

Background:

  • Child death reviews are critical for learning and improving services.
  • Previous operational guidance for child death reviews required updates.
  • Ensuring comprehensive review across all causes of death is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the new operational guidance for reviewing child deaths published by NHS England in October 2018.
  • To outline the framework and expectations for healthcare professionals and leaders involved in children's services.
  • To emphasize the importance of a consistent and proportionate approach to child death reviews.

Main Methods:

  • Publication of new operational guidance by National Health Service England.
  • Guidance covers all children under 18, irrespective of cause of death.
  • Framework based on familiar components: notification, investigation, review, and reporting.

Main Results:

  • New guidance provides a flexible and proportionate framework for child death reviews.
  • The guidance is applicable to all healthcare professionals caring for children.
  • It serves as a key pillar in hospital governance programs.

Conclusions:

  • The new guidance establishes a standardized approach to child death reviews.
  • Effective implementation supports improved healthcare governance and child safety.
  • This framework is vital for continuous improvement in children's services.

Keywords:
mortalitypaediatric practice

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