Young 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.
We 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!
Live from this summer, Progress+ builds on the current curriculum, and will be flexible and fulfilling. Our FAQs, resources and updates outline what to expect.
Our 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.
We continue to call on national governments to support paediatrics and child health - including fully costed, evidence-based strategies on workforce and health inequalities.
Children 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.
It 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.
Children living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes. Three paediatricians talk about how to open up conversations with families about poverty.
The influence of poverty on children’s health and wellbeing is undeniable. With insight from paediatricians, children and young people, we outline our position on health inequalities to Government, and provide paediatricians with a toolkit to make a difference. It’s time to #ShiftTheDial
Our position - the evidence and policy recommendations for UK
Health inequalities are the systematic differences in health outcomes between different groups of babies, children and young people. They are driven by factors such as ethnicity, income, housing and being looked after by local authorities.
Quality improvement (QI) can be used to improve NHS services that aim to reduce child health inequalities. Collaboration is key, and we outline factors to consider.
Prevention is better than cure, and inequalities cannot improve without repairing the inherent problems in society. We offer key principles, plus the data to support your case.
Almost 1,100 members signed our letters to political leaders across the UK last autumn, and over 100 of you wrote to MPs across the UK calling on them to intervene in Parliament.
Reducing child health inequalities is a priority for health services in all four nations. We provide a template letter, to which you can add your unique perspective, to help shape better care and outcomes locally.
You can now register to watch our half-day webinar, which took place in mid January, on demand. We explored how paediatricians can support children and families experiencing poverty, design NHS services to address health inequalities and advocate for change in government policy.
RCPCH &Us asked 500 children and young people across the UK what helps them to stay healthy, happy and well. And to think about why some might have things going on that stops this from happening...
Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.