Protecting children from air pollution

We must ensure our children live in a healthy environment where they can learn and play safely. We're looking at what the College and our members can do to play our part in combating climate change.

Our work on climate change

COVID-19 - information for paediatricians and families

On services, staffing, training and CPD, research and surveillance, plus insights from children and young people

Our COVID-19 hub

Member Trustee opportunity

Our Board of Trustees guides the College through this exceptionally challenging time for child health. We're now inviting members from diverse backgrounds to apply as a Trustee, bringing their skills, energy and commitment.

Apply by 28 June

Diabetes audit report

It's Diabetes Awareness Week, and we're pleased to announce our latest NPDA report on health checks and outcomes for children and young people with diabetes. Teams have demonstrated a laudable commitment to submitting data through the past year.

Read latest report

Impact on child health services

We've published our findings from services across the UK about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with data over the 2020-21 winter period. At the peak, 30% of services had redeployed paediatric trainees to adult services.

Read report

Latest news and blogs

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News

What are medical professional bodies doing to address inequality? – A staff member’s insight

18 June 2021

Issues around equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are not exclusive to paediatrics. As a medical royal college, we are part of a much wider network of professional bodies who have a responsibility to address and tackle inequality in all its forms. I’m a member of the RCPCH EDI Staff working ...

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion

News

Trainees - let us know your experiences of research in our five-minute survey

15 June 2021

We believe that child health research is an essential pillar of every paediatrician’s training and career. Through the new College Trainee Research Network, we invite every trainee member to complete our short survey to help us understand how we can better support you in this area.

Research

News

Letter to the G7 from Presidents of all member country Paediatric societies

13 June 2021

Dr Camilla Kingdon co-signs a letter to the G7 with her international counterparts.

Global child health

Health policy

Public health

News

GMC approves curriculum enhancements for level 3 training - autumn 2021

11 June 2021

The General Medical Council (GMC) has approved a set of revisions to some of our current RCPCH Progress sub-specialty syllabi and to the level 3 general paediatrics syllabus, to take effect later this year.

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

News

RCPCH President calls on UK Government to reverse decision to cut ODA

7 June 2021

In anticipation of a potential amendment to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill on Monday 7 June 2021, Dr Camilla Kingdon calls on UK Government to recommit to spending 0.7% of gross national income on overseas development assistance (ODA).

Global child health

Society

News

Making a positive impact - President’s blog: 4 June 2021

4 June 2021

Camilla discusses kinship, podcasts, listening to children and young people and finding the creative energy and ideas to tackle health inequalities.

Global child health

RCPCH Conference

Children and young people voice

Our history and archive

As first the British Paediatric Association and, since 1996, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, we have a rich heritage of collaboration and innovation in child health.

We invite you to delve into our history through our members' blogs, and to explore our extensive archive, with subject archive guides on key topics.

Explore our archive and read about our history