South West England

Manage membership

Changing your details and paying your subscription

You can register to use the website if you have not already done so by going here.

Last published on 15 June 2011

The member network lets you find a member and introduce yourself, inviting them to 'join your network of contacts'.

The member you contact in this way can accept or decline and, if they accept, will appear in your contacts list. To search for a member go to http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/member-services/membership/find. Please note that you need to be a member and signed in to the website to use this funtionality.

Last published on 24 July 2012

The College

Who we are

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is responsible for training and examining paediatricians in the UK. The College has over 13,500 members in the UK and abroad and sets standards for professional and postgraduate medical education.

What we do

On this website, you can find information about our work in the following areas:

Last published on 12 November 2012

A day in the life...

Find out more about what to expect if you decide a career in paediatrics is for you with a series of real life case studies

Student's view
Trainee's view

Last published on 10 May 2012

Sub-Specialty Recognition

Doctors on the GMC Specialist Register may also apply for their registration to be updated with an approved sub-specialty in paediatrics.

See the list of approved sub-specialties in paediatrics.

Who can apply for sub-specialty recognition?

Paediatricians who are on the GMC Specialist Register may apply for other paediatric sub-specialty training to be added to the Register.

Last published on 30 November 2012

What is paediatrics?

Paediatrics is a medical specialty that manages medical conditions affecting babies, children and young people.

Last published on 11 May 2012

Completion of Training (CCT) for SpRs

For a paediatrician to take up a substantive, honorary or fixed term consultant appointment in the NHS, it is a legal requirement that they must be listed on the Specialist Register at the General Medical Council (GMC).

For entry to the Specialist Register a trainee must apply to the College for confirmation of completion of training. The College will make an assessment of your training and make a recommendation to the GMC.

Last published on 22 March 2013

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

The CESR is for doctors who wish to join the Specialist Register, whose specialist training, qualifications or experience was partly or completely acquired outside of an approved CCT programme. It is equivalent to a CCT and certifies that the recipient has all the competences defined in the CCT curriculum, and so is eligible for admission to the Specialist Register.

Last published on 25 July 2012

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration - Combined Programme (CESR (CP))

Important Update

Information for those who entered Paediatric Specialty Training at ST2 and above from August 2007 to July 2010 ONLY

Last published on 18 October 2011

Registration for training

All paediatric specialty trainees who are in GMC-approved training posts are required to be registered with the RCPCH, as set out in the Gold Guide (Reference Guide for Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK). In order to be successfully registered with the RCPCH, all trainees will be required to pay a training fee. For more information on these fees please click here.

Last published on 5 February 2013