Announcement

Read about child health and the political landscape, the new ICYP Engagement committee, new course series, neonatal care findings and more…

October's featured membership benefit of the month is media and parliamentary training. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health runs regular training sessions for members who want to act as a spokesperson for the College on their area of expertise in the media or at political meetings and ...

If you're a FY1, FY2 or "F3" doctor, why not take advantage of our new, free membership package? You'll get resources to support to you as you consider a career in paediatrics.

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England want your ideas on the NHS long term plan.

This template recognises the importance of undertaking extracurricular work for the wider benefit of paediatrics and child health, which the College believes to be an investment and directly beneficial to Trusts.

Following a suggestion from Fellows, we introduced our FRCPCH lapel pins last spring. Contact us to request your free pin and display your RCPCH fellowship with pride!

Writing directly to patients and their families or carers, rather than to General Practitioners, can help the patient-doctor relationship and improve patients' understanding of their condition. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has created this new guidance for doctors.

We have won two major grants to continue delivering the national Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) programme with Ministry of Health and WHO, and to develop a national paediatric nurse training and mentoring programme alongside this.

Successful applicants will receive a free slot on BPSU’s rare disease surveillance scheme worth £15,000 and a £1,000 stipend towards training needs. The closing date for applications is 19 October 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.