Northern Ireland

RCPCH have joined a coalition of 13 healthcare organisations to urge the Government to deliver on its 2018 commitment to strip the General Medical Council (GMC) of its power to appeal decisions made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS.)

This is a message on clinical eligibility of children and young people for COVID-19 vaccines in phase 1 of the vaccination programme.

Dr Cathryn Chadwick has been elected by members as the next Vice President for Training and Assessment and Dr Jonathan Darling has been elected as Vice President for Education and Professional Development, the College announced today.

In late February 2021, we ran an online event to launch Paediatrics 2040, which offers a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We invite our members and friends to watch the recording.

Based on the legal guidance, paediatric trainees and doctors can use this resource to identify supporting options available to them where appropriate.

Can you build our vision for the education, training and assessment of your fellow paediatricians? We're recruiting for some exciting new roles - Officers for Education and for Training & Quality, and members of two boards - and keen to hear from members at different career stages and backgrounds!

Pivotal to achieving improved child health and service experience is a united, multi-professional workforce. Multidisciplinary teams are an effective way of bringing together professionals and diverse talent, knowledge and experience in a cohesive manner with the aim of achieving better child health...

The RCPCH has today launched new guidance for paediatricians on Perplexing Presentations (PP), Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children. This updates the College’s 2009 guidance and aims to support paediatricians when involved with these sometimes very difficult cases.

The RCPCH today publishes the most comprehensive examination of the future of paediatrics in the UK ever undertaken.

We give a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We look at the data and evidence, and explore the impact of innovation, models of care and the working lives of paediatricians.