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Joint statement on eye examination in Sudden Unexpected Death in Children

28 January 2022

This statement from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Pathologists and Royal College of Ophthalmologists sets out clarity on the examination of the eyes in a sudden unexpected death of a child (SUDIC).

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From infectious disease research to climate change bootcamp: why I got involved in the College’s Climate Change Working Group

18 January 2022

Dr Dayo Ajayi-Obe is a Consultant Paediatrician at Hammersmith Hospital and a member of the international stream of the College’s Climate Change Working Group. In her blog, she details her experiences in research and the links between climate change and the spread of infectious diseases.

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From GP to Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care - children are great patients

5 January 2022

"Like I did, check out the #ChoosePaediatrics programme, consider an application to the specialty, and I hope one day we will work together", says Dr Kish Gandhi, who introduces January's theme of the month - that children are great patients - and tells us how he chose paediatrics after qualifying a...

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Dr Shamez Ladhani appointed as Chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit

20 August 2018

Shamez will take over from Dr Richard Reading in September. The BPSU office, study teams, and Scientific Committee extend their gratitude to Richard for his astute leadership over the past five years.

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RCPCH response to Court of Appeal ruling on Hadiza Bawa-Garba case

13 August 2018

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba's appeal against the decision to strike her name from the medical register.

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GDPR: What has changed?

9 August 2018

In the first of a new series of blogs advising RCPCH members how to be compliant with GDPR, our Information Governance Manager, Adele Picken, looks at some key changes implemented at the College, including a new member representative role on our Data Protection Committee.

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Focus magazine for members - winter 2017

26 December 2017

Read about RCPCH Conference, find out about our Invited Reviews service, explore emerging results from the Facing the Future audit and more...

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‘Worrying’ inequalities gap highlighted in children’s emergency healthcare

24 December 2017

School-aged children from the poorest areas are two and a half times more likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency for asthma than their counterparts in the richest areas, and this gap has grown substantially in a decade, new research reveals today.

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Breastfeeding rates increase when financial incentives given, finds new study

14 December 2017

Results of a study which saw breastfeeding rates rise when new mums were given vouchers, have today been published.

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Vulnerable children being put in harm's way says 'State of Children's Rights' report

13 December 2017

Some of England’s most vulnerable children are being needlessly put in harm’s way because their safety and wellbeing is ignored whilst the Government is focused on Brexit.

Joint statement on eye examination in Sudden Unexpected Death in Children

From infectious disease research to climate change bootcamp: why I got involved in the College’s Climate Change Working Group

From GP to Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care - children are great patients

Dr Shamez Ladhani appointed as Chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit

RCPCH response to Court of Appeal ruling on Hadiza Bawa-Garba case

GDPR: What has changed?

Focus magazine for members - winter 2017

‘Worrying’ inequalities gap highlighted in children’s emergency healthcare

Breastfeeding rates increase when financial incentives given, finds new study

Vulnerable children being put in harm's way says 'State of Children's Rights' report

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