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Mental health - what changes do we want to see?

24 April 2018

Mental health problems in children and young people are common and account for a significant proportion of the burden of ill health in this age range. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines mental health as not simply the absence of disorder but ‘a state of wellbeing in which every individual r...

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What is resilience?

20 April 2018

We asked Serena Haywood what she thinks about resilience, and her suggestions for helping negotiate the difficult days.

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What happens when you stop?

19 April 2018

"It’s not weak to fail. It’s not a failure to be human. Doctors are not gods or monsters but we can feel or be made to feel both, often simultaneously." Serena Haywood, neurodevelopmental paediatrician at St George's University Hospital, writes about her own experiences of mental health, and why it ...

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Tackling childhood cancer in developing countries

9 April 2018

One medical success story is increased cure rates for many childhood cancers - but this advance has only been in high income countries. We feature Tim Eden, founder of World Child Cancer.

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Seeing shocking deprivation will stay with me forever: how I started working in child protection

4 April 2018

Gayle Hann, consultant paediatrician and named doctor for child protection, explains her journey to working in safeguarding.

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Sleep, breaks and wellbeing for health professionals

28 March 2018

How can you think about your own health when working shifts and nights? Dr Mike Farquhar, Consultant in Sleep Medicine at Evelina London, explores the importance of sleep on healthcare professionals.

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Brutally honest patients, play and hugging Peppa Pig: why paeds was the job for me

28 March 2018

Ben Carter, a trainee paediatrician (ST3 level), tells us why he joined paediatrics...

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Blog: Explore Your Medical Archives!

17 November 2017

To celebrate Explore Your Archive 2017, we've teamed up with Archivists at the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a blog about our collections. Find out about our favourite records, strangest finds and what we’ve been up to this week.

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Shining the spotlight on child health - RCPCH at the political party conferences

27 October 2017

Party conference season has been and gone for another year. Whilst Brexit, party in-fighting and unfortunate pranks may have been the talk of the main stages, it was on the fringes where the real meaty debate was taking place. RCPCH Public Affairs Lead Margaret Donnellan reflects on this year’s high...

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Marking 21 years since the RCPCH received its Royal Charter

23 August 2017

In 1992 members of the British Paediatric Association (BPA) were asked to vote in a referendum on whether they wished the organisation to apply for a Royal Charter to become a Royal College. Following fifty years of debate on the issue, 61% of the membership said yes and the process formally began. ...