Our spring 2024 edition is now out! We spotlight how we are keeping infants, children and young people safe as they access health services. Plus a welcome return of our regular “Starter for Ten” and “Day In The Life” features.
Whether you're a trainee, SAS doctor or consultant, explore our current volunteering opportunities: a new Officer for Ireland and International Officer, plus roles in supporting training, invited reviews and more.
Packed with top tips and resources from paediatricians of all levels, plus how to take advantage of free RCPCH membership as a medical student or foundation doctor. #ChoosePaediatrics
2023 was a challenging year in medicine, but we worked alongside you, our members, on some huge achievements, from the new training curriculum, Progress+ to our campaign on youth vaping.
Our new 'hub' helps specialty groups develop a guideline for RCPCH endorsement - including running the search, formulating the recommendations and consulting with stakeholders.
Let's work together to make sure children are as safe as they can be from these potentially serious illnesses. We invite you to download our poster and to talk with families about immunisations.
Childhood mental health problems are common and increasing across the UK. We outline the role for paediatricians in prevention, early recognition and holistic care, and we call for greater investment.
Dr Emily Parker is one of our new Clinical Fellows with the Clean Air Fund Partnership, and in her first blog, she describes how doctors are taking a more critical look at the impact of air pollution on children's health.
We've refreshed the RCPCH manifesto to support children’s health and wellbeing in a changing world - underpinned by seven pillars from prioritising child health services to tackling climate change.
Steve says, "I am committed to working with members and College staff in advocating for paediatricians and children at every given opportunity, across the UK and around the world."
More than 2,000 healthcare professionals signed our open letter, which urges the Government to implement an immunisation programme for this common but sometimes fatal respiratory virus.
Our resources and documents include training and career guidance, research and audit reports, policy statements, service standards and online learning. You can use the search or filter to find what you're looking for.
Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Take a look at our guidance and links to further resources.
Doctors with prior training from outside a GMC (General Medical Council) approved programme, and who had not obtained the EU minimum time in GMC approved posts before receiving their outcome 6 ARCP, may have entered the Specialist Register through the Combined Programme certification.
As always, we're supporting paediatric trainees in the UK. As we continue in this extremely challenging period, we provide some guidance on how trainees can continue to gain valuable capabilities around the curriculum with examples and practical tips.
Since March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to training and assessment in paediatrics in the UK as well as significant stresses to everyone's working and personal lives. We hope that, two years on, we are beginning to return to normal or at least to readjust to a new n...
This game enables a young person to pick the cards that best represent how they are feeling, prompt them to discuss the topic and find out more information.
The current round of Epilepsy12 comprises two main data processing and reporting components - the organisational audit and the clinical audit. This page provides user guides, instructional videos and webinars in support of these two components.
This guidance is for trainees at Specialty Training 4 (ST4) or ST5(C4) trainees moving to Progress+ Core level who have been signed off for Level 1 Progress or who are appointed at ST4 with Level 1 capabilities assessed during the recruitment process.
There has been growing interest in how the NHS should most appropriately assess, diagnose and care for children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender incongruence. This page provides more information for College members about NHS care for children who are ...
We fully appreciate you may have questions about the effects of any industrial action by paediatric doctors on you and your training. Here we provide advice on how you can continue your training - from managing your ePortfolio, being flexible around reflections and working with training units and sc...
The IPSS facilitates GMC registration for eligible medical graduates from outside the UK, who also fall outside the priority nations list for the MTI(p) scheme. Applicants will need to be entering UK posts with a sufficient training/educational component and have organised a route the right to live ...