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Membership
Progressing in paediatricsThe summer issue of your Milestones magazine is all about how we evolve as individuals, trainees and consultants, and is packed with opportunities to progress - from tips for your first Tier 2 shifts to achieving specialist status via the Portfolio Pathway. -
Education and careers
Assessment - the rationale for changeWe have begun to review the programme of assessment within the Progress+ curriculum to ensure it is fair and fit for purpose. Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains why. -
Work we do
Our College strategyCovering the next three years and with four strategic goals, our strategy aims to meet our members' priorities to support their working lives and be a powerful advocate for children and young people. -
Resources
Engagement in epilepsy servicesOur resources, co-produced with children, young people and families, explain how services can create a listening culture, with easy-to use communication cards, case studies and tips to get started.
Spotlight on the child health workforce in EnglandOur policy briefing sets out our eight principles for change and clear recommendations that will help realise the government’s ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. -
Key topics
Strengthening children’s community health servicesMore than 314,000 children and young people in England alone are waiting for community health services, and wait times are getting worse. We outline the evidence and impact, and call for action across the UK. -
News and events
Responding to the NHS 10 Year Health PlanThe UK Government has released its plan for the NHS in England. Over the past months and working alongside members, we've been building the case for children and the child health workforce.
Epilepy12 auditWe present the latest results from our organisational and clinical audit of paediatric epilepsy services, looking at neighbourhood provision, strengthening pathways and supporting mental health and wellbeing.
Abstracts open for our 2026 ConferenceShowcase your research, quality improvement or other project relating to child health at next year's conference, which takes place 11-13 May in Birmingham and online. We provide full guidelines and signpost new training videos to help you write a great abstract.
Resources for the current service pressures and industrial action
As a Royal College we are dedicated to the paediatric workforce and the health of children and young people in the UK and globally. Children and young people need to be cared for by a workforce that feels valued, invested in and fully supported.
Our snapshot survey in May 2025 showed that 82% of paediatricians feel there isn’t sufficient staffing to meet the needs of children and young people, with 63% reporting feeling burnt out. We all know that the continued slow erosion of the health of the workforce is unsustainable and ultimately jeopardises the safe provision of care for children and young people.
We are working on behalf of our members, taking every opportunity to call on Government for support for the paediatric workforce in our role as a medical royal college. The Government is due to publish the long term workforce plan “refresh” shortly, and we are calling for immediate action to support our paediatric doctors now and longer-term solutions spanning all elements of child health and wellbeing services. You can read about our key calls in our workforce policy briefing.
Taking industrial action is a personal choice, and one to be made in terms of the individual’s own work, environment and union. We know our members will not be taking the decision lightly and we are here to support all our members, whatever decision they make. The College is not a union and not an employer for resident doctors. Government and the union must make every effort possible to bring this to a speedy conclusion.
Advice for members
Our advice for members outlines key information and FAQs, including signposts to regulators and other organisations.
We also provide practical advice for resident doctors and SAS doctors on how to continue training during any periods of service disruption. This includes managing your ePortfolio, being flexible around reflections and working with training units and schools to ensure your training needs are met.