England

In response to reports of increased admissions of under-fives in hospital with COVID-19, RCPCH comments:

These documents outline the curriculum and the syllabi for core and specialty training to be used by doctors completing postgraduate training in Paediatrics in the UK. The General Medical Council has approved these documents for use as of summer 2023.

On Monday 10 January, the Department of Health and Social Care in England launched a new campaign with the aim of encouraging parents to make ‘healthier choices’ when shopping for household groceries by using a new NHS Food Scanner App feature offering healthier alternatives. The campaign follows...

On 24 December, NHS England published its 2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance which sets out objectives and priorities for the year ahead. A new target date of 1 July 2022 has been agreed for statutory arrangements to take effect and ICBs (Integrated Care Boards) to be legally an...

This month, Dr Lia Davies has worked with the College's Children and Young People's Engagement team, or RCPCH &Us, to consider how to effectively listen to patients and their families, and how you can facilitate the right conversations.

On 6 January 2022 the Health and Social Care Select Committee published a report to the UK Government with recommendations on tackling the backlog caused by the impact of the pandemic in England. The RCPCH provided evidence to the committee in September 2021 and has responded to the publication of t...

Today the MHRA, JCVI and Ministers have given the go-ahead for vaccinations for some children aged 5-11. The RCPCH has responded.

Earlier this week, a new COVID-19 treatment became available across the UK for non-hospitalised children and young people aged 12 and over at the highest risk of severe COVID-19.

The fourth annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference took place on 14 September 2021. Over 150 health professionals came together to discuss improving paediatric epilepsy care. This was the second conference successfully hosted in an online format...

For our latest podcast, our CEO Jo Revill spoke with Fiona Fox at the SMC, an independent press office helping to ensure the public has access to the best scientific evidence and expertise through the news media. Fiona offers a fascinating look at how the charity has worked - since January 2020 - th...