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General Information Criteria for Accreditation of a Secondment Hospital (Australia) A secondment hospital shall have: a dedicated paediatric service, including emergency facilities for children; a consultant paediatrician or paediatric specialist available at all times; adequate supervision and structured training for paediatric trainees adequate educational resources for paediatrics; adequate investigative resources for paediatrics; flexible rotations to allow, within reason, time for attendance for training at the "parent" teaching program. These requirements shall allow accreditation for secondment for basic training of a maximum of 6 months in any one hospital/unit unless recommended by the DPPT and approved by the CPPT for 12 months. Secondment for specialised neonatal training or for community based training in developmental/community paediatrics or child and adolescent psychiatry is considered separately. Secondment hospitals/units shall be reviewed yearly by the DPPT and may be site visited by the CPPT on request. .<< Back to Location of Training [ Table of Contents ]

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