Please note! This is a pilot page for North England. We hope to create web pages for members living in other areas of the UK and internationally.
College Areas
We have 10 Areas in the UK and internationally, and as a member you are allocated to one. These are:
- England: North (includes the north west, north east and Merseyside), East (including Yorkshire), West, South and London
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
- International: Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe & Australasia
- International: Asia
Your Area Officer and how to contact
Members in North England have one Area Officer who's here to seek and promote your views on issues in paediatrics, child health and the College’s work.
Dr Jude Joseph
You can contact Jude (or other Geographic Officers if you live in another area) through our short form. Feel free to share your ideas and questions.
Paediatric networks that welcome new members
We know of the following networks. If you know more, get in touch!
Northern Paediatric Allergy Group (NPAG) - This group started in 2009 and includes members from primary, secondary and tertiary paediatric allergy services in the North of England. The professionals interested in paediatric allergy meet every three months on a “roadshow” basis with an annual education and research conference day in February. For further details, see BSACI web page about paediatric allergy networks.
Child Health & Wellbeing Network – North East and North Cumbria - This network focuses on child health and wellbeing across all sectors with the aim of supporting integrated care and the voice of children and young people. Key partners include paediatricians, child health specialists from all specialties, primary care, mental health, education, social care and the voluntary sector. To get weekly updates, email nencicb.northernchildnetwork@nhs.net.
Northern Region Paediatric Endocrine Group (NORPEG) - This group usually meet three times a year for an informal evening of case-based discussions and short talks. It is attended by clinicians and AHPs from all over the region and everyone is welcome. For any queries, or to be added to the mailing list, please contact claire.wood5@nhs.net.
Upcoming events
We plan to share details of events that are open to a broad range of members in North England. If you know of any, get in touch!
You can also see upcoming RCPCH events and courses (many of which are online) and CPD approved courses.
Spotlight on research: Born in Bradford
Born in Bradford at the Bradford Institute for Health Research is a world-leading research programme in England’s first City of Research. It works to understand and improve the health and wellbeing of families living in diverse, urban communities. It follows over 60,000 people across a series of linked cohort studies: the original Born in Bradford birth cohort; BiB Better Start (BiBBS), which is tracking 5,000 babies and their families to evaluate early-life interventions; and Age of Wonder, a major new study following 30,000 young people through adolescence. By linking data across health, education and social care, BiB is generating insights that inform services, policy, and practice.
BiB is a research programme that changes a city - embedded in Bradford’s systems and developed in close partnership with local communities, professionals, and policymakers. It also leads the BaBi (Born and Bred in) network, which supports local birth cohorts across England using the BiB model.
BiB has recently entered into a formal collaboration with RCPCH, working together to ensure the best research evidence is translated into policy and action that improves the lives of children and families across not just Bradford or the North, but the whole UK.
See BiB website | Contact email: Dr Sunil Bhopal PhD FRCPCH, Director of Child Health Research
Training contacts
We provide contact details for each deanery, which postgraduate doctors in training (and their supervisors) may need - see our deanery contacts page.