RCPCH Conference

Next year's three-day conference will again feature keynote speakers, presentations, posters and workshops on a wide range of child health topics. We're now inviting abstract submissions and workshop proposals. Make sure to save the date!
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LEX Liverpool, England and online

Submit an abstract by 6 September

Showcase your research, quality improvement or other project relating to child health at next year's event. We are inviting abstracts for oral and/or ePoster presentation across many paediatric sub-specialties and interests. Get started by reading our FAQs and guidelines.

Propose your workshop by 13 September

We're also inviting proposals for interactive workshops of 30 or 75 minutes, and we welcome ideas from across the healthcare sector. These are peer reviewed by the Conference Organising Committee.

Read abstracts from the 2026 conference

All abstracts that were presented at RCPCH Conference in May 2026 are now available to review on the BMJ website in a supplement to the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal.

Conference news

Milestones

Milestones magazine for members: Our anniversary – summer 2026

We’re celebrating the College’s anniversary as well as looking back at another successful annual conference and shining a light on a few of our award winners. However, we’re also looking forward with a focus on the evolving nature of training.
Announcement

Celebrating the award winners and Honorary Fellows of 2026

At last week’s RCPCH Conference in Birmingham, we were proud to recognise medical students, foundation doctors, current and retired paediatricians and others who are passionate about paediatrics and child health. See photos from our award ceremonies.
Announcement

Highlights from RCPCH Conference 2026

A huge thank you to all of the speakers, exhibitors and delegates who helped make this year’s annual conference so special. Take a look at just some of our highlights from the three days.