The current BSPGHAN advice on shielding will change on  August 1st in line with Government advice. From 1 August, the government will pause shielding unless the transmission of COVID-19 in the community starts to rise significantly. See GOV.UK: guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from coronavirus.    ** This guidance will be updated on 1 August. See specific advice for our patients’ families  https://www.cicra.org/news/coronavirus/ http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/Shielding_UK_nations.pdf https://childliverdisease.org/coming-out-of-lockdown-how-do-we-integrate-back-into-a-new-world/ **Clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people (0 to 18) Specialists in paediatric medicine have reviewed the evidence on the level of risk posed to children and young people from COVID-19. The latest evidence indicates that the risk of serious illness for most children and young people is low. All children and...

Dear Members Pause of the National Audit of Quality Standards for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition ('the PGHAN Audit'). The RCPCH/BSPGHAN PGHAN Audit Project Team have put the audit on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic and will reinvigorate the audit in August. The pause has given us an opportunity to discuss consider potential changes to the dataset that might be required due to the effects of COVID-19 on the healthcare system and PGHAN services in particular.  I am grateful for all of your input and support with the PGHAN Audit to date.  The dataset had been agreed and built into a data platform which was ready to pilot in May/June. The PGHAN Audit clinical lead had registered in around 45% of Health Boards and Trusts across the UK by the end of April.  Please can I ask you to contact your Medical Director if you haven’t recruited a PGHAN Audit clinical lead. The pause in the audit has offered us chance to reflect on its purpose in the context of BSPGHAN’s...