Your feedback will help shape our new strategy and improve our services

Members from across the UK and overseas and at all career stages completed our membership survey earlier this year. Four clear priorities emerged: maximising the value of membership, enhancing your learning experience, strengthening our advocacy and impact, and building a supportive community.

Member survey: your views and next steps

Consult on MRCPCH Clinical changes

Our online consultation is open for another few days and we want to hear from examiners and exam hosts, educational supervisors and postgraduate doctors in training.

Consult on MRCPCH Clinical changes

Register for our technology conference

Building on the success of our first 'Digital Paediatrics' conference last autumn, we are partnering with NIHR on a two-day hybrid event on 2-3 December.

See our new toolkit for oral health

We've worked with the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry on the Mini Mouth Care Matters programme, helping to make oral health part of every contact.

See our new toolkit for oral health

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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Blog

12 November 2026

One year on: an interview with winners of our 2025 Outstanding Publication Award

The Outstanding Publication Award recognises the best article on any subject related to paediatrics that has been published or accepted for publication within the previous two years. We caught up with the 2025 winners Dr Sarah Leiter and Dr Angus Hodder to learn more about their research progress, r...

Announcement

11 November 2026

Member survey 2026: Your views and next steps

A huge thank you to our members who took part in our 2026 member survey earlier this year. The feedback you shared will inform our new strategy, help us to make improvements to services and guide us in improving how we best communicate with you.

Podcast

6 November 2026

The Paeds Round: Understanding and managing childhood constipation - podcast

In episode 18 of The Paeds Round podcast series, Dr Emma Lim speaks with consultant specialist nurse Claire Waters about how child health professionals can best support families in handling childhood constipation.

President's update

4 November 2026

Supporting the future of child health research - President's update

Drawing on two recent research events, Steve reflects on the value of child health research, the challenges it currently faces, and encourages members to take their first steps into research.

Media response

2 November 2026

RCPCH comments on roll out of child alert system in A&Es

NHS England has announced it is rolling out the National Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) in emergency departments from this winter. RCPCH has commented.

Montage of photos from RCPCH and paediatrics over the past 30 years, with 30 in boxes

Blog

26 October 2026

Your Paediatrics, Your Future: Your best day at work

To celebrate our 30th birthday, we asked members of the paediatric community to reflect on their experiences and share their stories, including their best day at work so far.