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Digital Paediatrics - join us this November

How can we advance child health through technology? At our day-long event in Birmingham and online on Wednesday 5 November, we'll explore how digital innovation is transforming paediatric care, with insights from leading tech companies and NHS digital pioneers.

Digital Paediatrics 2025 - find out more and register

Equal protection campaign

In England and Northern Ireland, children are the only group of people not fully protected in law from physical assault - with negative consequences for children’s health.

Equal protection campaign

Air pollution companion

Our resource for child health professionals includes information about the impact of air pollution on children's health, with toolkits on how to talk about the issue with patients and their families and advocate for better policies.

Air pollution companion

Getting adolescent and young adults health right

Want to ensure your services and health support are engaging for this population? Join our two-session online course on 16 and 17 October.

About course and how to register

Leading the way in children's health

We are the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the membership body for paediatricians in the UK and around the world. We play a major role in postgraduate medical education, professional standards, research and policy.

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President's update

22 September 2025

Small changes, big impact - President's update

As clinician's it's vital we encourage young people to invest in a healthy lifestyle for their wider health. Do have a look at the resources we've developed. Steve also encourages members to sign up for an update on the upcoming Facing the Future standards and read about the work of the new Child H...

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Press release

19 September 2025

New alliance launched in response to crisis in children’s health services

25 organisations have united to help build a workforce for the healthiest generation of children ever.

Podcast

17 September 2025

'Leading the way' episode 3 - seizing opportunities as a resident doctor

An opportunity that presents itself to you might be small or significant, but it's always worth noticing. In the third episode of our leadership series, Jonathan spoke with Dr Josh Hodgson, new Trainee Committee Chair, about how his journey into leadership began.

Blog

12 September 2025

An election? Not another one! A trainee view on the 2026 Senedd election

What's clear to Sam Jeffreys, RCPCH Wales Trainee Representative, is what the next Welsh Government can do to better serve children and young people in Wales. Sam shares his experience to help develop our election manifesto and why the trainee voice matters.

Announcement

8 September 2025

Supporting school attendance - a role for all healthcare practitioners

As children and young people return to school, RCPCH has come together with the Royal College of Nursing on a briefing with our members on the role of healthcare practitioners in promoting school attendance.

Steve Turner at microphone, with RCPCH slide behind

President's update

5 September 2025

It’s back to school – President’s update

Here in the UK and many parts of the world, children and young people are back at school, and the approaching autumn and winter seasons can mean things get busy for us paediatricians. The College has plenty of new resources to support your clinical and professional practice this year.