Our 2026 course calendar is getting jam-packed. Are you booked on?

From MRCPCH exam preparation to safeguarding and child protection training, our online and in-person courses and webinars are designed to support your practice in 2026 and beyond.

Explore all our upcoming CPD-approved courses

Develop opportunities for engagement

Children and young people have the right to be heard, respected and actively involved in decisions on their health services. Our new standards are designed to help you develop and deliver engagement plans.

See the engagement standards

Your paediatrics, your future

What makes a great day at work for you? What would you like the child health sector to look like in the future? We're collecting stories on 'Your paediatrics, your future' to share during 2026, our 30th anniversary year.

Get involved and share your story

Help protect children from flu

Every winter, thousands of children are admitted to hospital with flu. As paediatricians, your support is vital in increasing flu vaccine uptake. Our factsheets for parents and carers are now available for all four UK nations.

Download our factsheets

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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Media response

18 December 2025

RCPCH responds to evidence review of The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020

The Welsh Government have published evidence on the impact of abolishing the ‘reasonable punishment’ defence and protecting children from physical punishment.

Media response

17 December 2025

RCPCH responds to BMI statistics for Scotland

Public Health Scotland has published its annual Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics for the 2024–25 school year. Public Health Scotland has published its annual Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics for the 2024–25 school year.

Podcast

17 December 2025

'Leading the way' episode 6: Helping others thrive, with Dr Jonathan Darling

This month, it's our usual podcast host Jonathan in the spotlight! He's interviewed by Arnab Seal, who featured in our previous episode, and who shares his reflections.

President's update

16 December 2025

Reflecting on 2025 and looking to the new year - President's update

As winter pressures intensify and the health landscape continues to shift, we reflect on a year of meaningful progress, collective achievement and continued advocacy for children and young people.