How to develop a new clinical service

Abstract

Facing the Future: Standards for children in emergency care settings document provides healthcare professionals and service planners with clear standards of care that are applicable to children in urgent and emergency care settings.They are intended to be motivating, meaningful and measurable with evidence, guidance and metrics accompanying each standard to support implementation. Services will be able to measure their progress using the metrics provided and accompanying audit toolkit. Key terms and definitions Children / ICYPInfants, children and young people under the age of 18 across the UK * . Parents and carersThose who hold parental responsibility but who may not be the biological parent. Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant (PEM)A Paediatrician Emergency Medicine consultant (often referred to as PEM consultant) is a doctor who specialises in the initial assessment and management of children presenting with a wide range of undifferentiated conditions to urgent and emergency care settings. These doctors will have completed sub-specialty training in paediatric emergency medicine and have a training background in either paediatrics and/or emergency medicine. Training is regulated by both the RCPCH and RCEM. Urgent and emergency care settings The range of healthcare services available to children who need medical advice, diagnosis and/or treatment quickly and unexpectedly. SSPAU A hospital-based facility in which infants, children and young people with acute illness, injury or other urgent referrals from clinicians can be assessed, investigated, observed and treated with an expectation of discharge in less than 24 hours.* Children over the age of 18 may be seen in paediatric urgent and emergency care settings if their needs are not met in adult services.