We preserve and enable access to records of our history as the British Paediatric Association (BPA) and a Royal College, and to the history of child health. We welcome enquiries from our members and the general public.
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Membership
Milestones magazineYoung people are at the forefront of this special RCPCH &Us edition - as they interview paediatricians about their jobs, meet the Milestones editorial team and tell us about their projects.
Become a memberWe have varied membership types - for medical students and foundation doctors, new trainees and post-MRCPCH doctors, affiliated child health professionals and retired paediatricians. Our questionnaire helps find the best type for you! -
Education and careers
Progress+ is coming soonLive from this summer, Progress+ builds on the current curriculum, and will be flexible and fulfilling. Our FAQs, resources and updates outline what to expect. -
Work we do
Our clinical auditsOur audits aim to improve care and health outcomes for babies, children and young people. They cover neonatal medicine, epilepsy, diabetes, child protection services and PGHAN. -
Resources
Workforce pressures this winterWe continue to call on national governments to support paediatrics and child health - including fully costed, evidence-based strategies on workforce and health inequalities.
How can you increase patient engagement?We deliver guidance on how to involve children and young people, and their families, in strategic decision making. -
Key topics
Climate changeChildren are among the most vulnerable to the health risks of climate change. We’re looking at what we can all do to help combat climate change for the future benefit of children and young people.
GenomicsIt has the potential to change our approaches to healthcare. Our ambitious new programme aims to address unmet need across the sector, in order to improve the health of children and young people. -
News and events
RCPCH Conference 2023 abstractsShare your project work, get constructive feedback and promote yourself, team and institution. The deadline is Monday, 6 February.
Podcast on health inequalitiesChildren living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes. Three paediatricians talk about how to open up conversations with families about poverty.
Our archive includes 5,000 records and may be of interest to those researching the history of medicine, health and social policy, and medical education. All searchable on an easy-to-use online catalogue.
We warmly welcome donations of material from members, individuals and organisations with an involvement in child health, and our archive collection policy explains this process. You're welcome to contact us with any enquiries.
Our history
In 1928, six paediatricians attended the first meeting of the British Paediatric Association "to advance, for the benefit of the public, education in child health and paediatrics...". One year later, more joined our first Annual Scientifc Meeting in Windemere, Lake District (top photo).
For decades, the Association discussed how to form a college and, on 23 June 1996 we were granted Royal College status.
In 2022, dozens of our Senior Members, Senior Fellows and Honorary Fellows joined us for a special day out in Windemere, re-enacting that historic photo from almost one hundred years before (bottom photo).
Our subject guides on a range of child health topics are for researchers interested in child health and the history of paediatrics. They cover subjects as diverse as nutrition, HIV/AIDs, vaccination and children's health during the second world war.