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.
Ahead of the election on 5 May, we as paediatricians called on the incoming Assembly to create and embed a child rights-based Health and Social Care system. Our manifesto for child health outlined four key areas for action.
We welcome the recall of the Northern Ireland Assembly
The Assembly is set to be recalled on 26 July, and we hope progress can be made to form an Executive. On 21 July, our Officer for Ireland, Dr Ray Nethercott. commented, "action is needed now to prioritise and protect children so that they will thrive, prosper and live happy and healthy lives."
We asked candidates to support our calls to make child health a national priority
We invited members to get involved
All too often we find that children and young people’s matters are not getting the attention they deserve.
So we asked members to join our campaign to ask their local candidates to make child health a priority if they're elected. This campaign is now closed.
Our manifesto for child health in Northern Ireland
We want to see the next Northern Ireland Executive take action in four areas: service and system; prevention and early intervention; child health inequalities and poverty; child health workforce. Read more in our manifesto...