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Members tell us they love our educational programmes, with a trainee remarking of one, "the best single course I have attended in the last year". To ensure we offer excellent value for money, we reviewed our fees and found that other organisations, including medical colleges, offer a 10% discount to...

The RCPCH is pleased to announce the results of the recent Vice Presidential elections. Dr Simon Clark has been elected Vice President for Health Policy and Professor Nick Bishop has been elected Vice President for Science and Research. They will take up their posts on 6 March 2019. ​​​​​​​

The College's Council met on 18 October 2018. The main topics discussed included a review of membership categories, an introduction to Paediatrics 2040, our two-year project to set the vision for our specialty, and updates on our winter pressures survey. Further details are below.

Read about RCPCH hopes for the NHS England Long Term Plan, thoughts and solutions to winter pressures, Paediatrics 2040, a two-year project to set our vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK, and more...

Returning to Birmingham on 13-15 May this year, our theme is 'Paediatrics: pathways to a brighter future'. As a member, you'll get a discount on the registration. We look forward to seeing you there!

We have made some small changes to our contact preferences, which you can update on your online account.

These special events commemorate the admittance of our newest Ordinary members and Fellows who are presented with their MRCPCH or FRCPCH certificate, often with their loved ones present.

We have frozen both subscriptions and training fees for RCPCH approved trainees, and increased subscriptions for other membership categories by 2%, in line with inflation. We've also kept our free membership for medical students, foundation year doctors and honorary fellows.

RCPCH President says paediatricians are finding it hard to find the time to learn and develop their skills and are experiencing high levels of stress and exhaustion - "it cannot be right."

Steve Turner, Officer for Scotland, introduces this month's newsletter for our members in Scotland. Get caught up with the latest news...