Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82678

Paediatrics: Training

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve training for General Practitioners and junior doctors in recognising and managing cardiac and respiratory vulnerabilities in paediatric patients.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The steps taken include the production of the Paediatric and child health advanced practice area specific capability and curriculum framework, which was co-produced by NHS England and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The framework is ava...

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