Secure your early bird ticket for RCPCH Conference by Friday

We're excited about returning to Birmingham for this year's conference from 11 to 13 May. Join us in person or online for inspiring keynote speakers, presentations and workshops on a wide range of child health topics.

How to book your place

Explore our digital solutions catalogue

We have launched our new Digital Health Hub for members. Its first resource is a catalogue to help you identify, evaluate and adopt proven digital solutions, supporting better care and improving operational efficiency.

Visit the catalogue

Share your professional expertise

Applications for our volunteering opportunities are now open, including VPs for Training & Assessment and Education & Learning, Officers in England, Scotland and Wales, Officers for Training & Quality and Education, plus many others.

Explore the opportunities

Join the St David's Day Conference

Hosted by RCPCH Wales in partnership with trainees from across the nation, our day-long event takes place on 26 February in Cardiff. There's a special focus on digital innovation, plus a hustings ahead of the Senedd election.

Find out more and book

Leading the way in children's health

Our ten-year strategy has four goals to support paediatricians' working lives and advocate for a healthier future for children and young people in the UK and internationally.

Our latest annual impact review sets out what we've achieved - together with you, our members, partners and children and young people.

Our strategy

Our annual impact review

Latest news and blogs

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Press release

10 February 2026

RCPCH welcomes new blueprint for emergency departments

NHS England have today published their Model Emergency Department Blueprint, which aims to support trusts to deliver modern urgent and emergency care (UEC) in the Emergency Department (ED) setting.

Blog

2 February 2026

Advocating on clean air and greener paediatrics: reflections from a busy 2025

Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change, joins us to look back on her last year in post and the meaningful changes that have centred environmental health in the heart of RCPCH policy.

Woman health professional with a clipboard speaking with a teenage boy, in a school or community centre

Media response

26 January 2026

Children’s community health services in the news

BBC News reports that thousands of children facing 'catastrophic' waits for NHS community care.

President's update

26 January 2026

25,000 members and growing: opportunities and what’s next - President's Update

In this update, RCPCH President, Steve Turner, brings together the latest news, opportunities and developments shaped by and for RCPCH members.

Blog

23 January 2026

Shaping our manifesto: Why investment in child health must be a priority in Scotland

Dr Mairi Stark, RCPCH Officer for Scotland, provides an overview of the key themes and the process of writing the manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election and shares her key message to the next Scottish Government.