PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - James Fraser AU - Vicky Sleap AU - Peter Sidebotham TI - National child death review statutory and operational guidance: Key concepts for practising paediatricians AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317432 DP - 2020 Aug 01 TA - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition PG - 244--250 VI - 105 IP - 4 4099 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/4/244.short 4100 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/4/244.full SO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2020 Aug 01; 105 AB - In October 2018, National Health Service England published new operational guidance for reviewing child deaths, which covers all children who die less than 18 years of age regardless of the cause of death. The Guidance is for all healthcare professionals caring for children as well as senior leaders who commission, provide or regulate children’s services. It does not aim to be prescriptive but instead sets out a framework of expectations that intends to be flexible and proportionate. Its essential building blocks will be familiar to practising paediatricians: notification, investigation, review and reporting. It should be regarded as a key pillar in the hospital’s governance program.