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Our campaign to strengthen community child health services - about

Against a backdrop of growing demand for services, our UK-wide campaign highlights the breadth and scope of the community child health specialty to decision-makers. We make recommendations in each UK nation on improving access and equity, adapting models of care, supporting the workforce and usi...

Community child health

Community services

Public affairs and campaigning

Resource

Ending the physical punishment of children - open letter from health organisations

In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the least protected from physical assault. RCPCH are campaigning, alongside supporters from across the sector for equal protection for all children in the UK.

Safeguarding

Physical abuse

Public affairs and campaigning

News

Thirteen leading public health organisations call on Government to outlaw physical punishment

15 May 2025

Leading health organisations have joined together in calling for the removal of the "reasonable punishment" defence in England as part of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Volunteering opportunity

Recognition and Citations Committee: Member with Honours - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

8 June 2026

We're seeking an RCPCH Member with Honours to join this committee, which promotes, monitors and assesses nominations for our Members’ Award, James Spence Medal and Honorary Fellowship.

Fellowships, awards and prizes

Course

Statement and report writing - England/Wales (Level 3) - online, September

28 September 2026

This one-day online course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases. This course is focused purely on English and Welsh law. It is held online, via Zoom. The course times are in BST (British...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Event

Paediatric sub-specialty careers event - online

08 June 2026

If you're planning to apply to paediatric sub-specialty training, or would like to find out more about the sub-specialties, join us for one or both of our online information events. You'll meet paediatricians working on the frontline in sub-specialties as well as the RCPCH Medical Recruitment team w...

Paediatric careers

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) spotlight audit reports

Our spotlight audits give context to the findings of the NPDA national reports. They provide insight into everyday practice and explore how this may be related to outcome. The spotlight audits do not, for the most part, measure practice against any particular set of standards but instead highligh...

Diabetes

Workforce

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Managing data disclosure risks in public reports and dashboards - RCPCH guidance

This guidance provides a framework for assessing and managing disclosure risks in aggregated data prior to publication, ensuring sensitive personal information remains confidential while maximising data utility.

Data

News

National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) for Paediatrics 2025 are open for applications

1 April 2025

We are excited to announce that applications for the National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) opened today, 1 April 2025. While the College cannot provide members with citations, we warmly encourage you to consider submitting an application - deadline is 27 May 2025, 17:00.

News

Join us in Glasgow for Annual Conference, changes at NHSE & your input on website changes - President's update

14 March 2025

The College Conference in Glasgow is just around the corner, with over 1,600 delegates already registered. This update reflects on the history of College meetings, including the 1934 conference, and how things have evolved since then.