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.
We have three member candidates for this Senior Officer role who will oversee areas of the College’s governance and ethical framework and its membership needs. Eligible members can now vote online.
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 recommendations and consulting with stakeholders.
Thanks to data provided by units in England and Wales, we've published our latest annual report, infographic and case study from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit. Our fantastic cover illustration is by Olly, age 10.
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.
Last autumn, we looked at the unequal exposure to the effects of climate change in the UK, including the capacity to adapt, food security and eco distress.
Meet Alice Willson, an RCPCH Clinical Fellow on the new Clean Air Fund Partnership. A general paediatrician and a keen fell runner, Alice will lead on developing educational resources and clean air clinics.
In his first blog as RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner outlines his priorities for the College, and notes recent developments, including the Cass Review and a GMC consultation on Physician Associates.
Revisit some of the highlights from this year’s event in Birmingham, which featured a range of insightful events, inspirational speakers and the lively exhibition hall, in our new slideshow!
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.
Children deserve, and parents expect, the best healthcare for their children. Research is vital to progress; we therefore produced this report in 2012, identifying the issues and making key recommendations for child health research in the UK. These recommendations include addressing paediatricians' ...
The responsibilities of paediatricians in relation to the recognition of child abuse place them in difficult diagnostic situations which require a sensitive approach. This research set out to explore parents' experiences of situations where concerns of non-accidental injury (NAI) were raised, with a...
We asked members and colleagues in Emergency Departments about the challenges they face going into winter. Here are our core findings and full survey results.
The Workforce Census provides insight into the current working life of consultants and SAS doctors in the UK. Here, we present findings from the Census and a set of key recommendations.
This report, published in December 2019, focuses on the Northern Ireland findings form the workforce census 2017, and makes five key Northern Ireland-specific recommendations.
This report, published in March 2019, focuses on the Scotland findings from the workforce census 2017, and makes four key Scotland-specific recommendations.
This report, published in January 2020, focuses on lead roles concerning safeguarding, the child death service, looked after children (LAC) and special educational needs and disability (SEND).
We collate and analyse paediatric workforce and service information in the UK to support members, workforce planners and policy makers. In this first of our 'deep dives' into the data, we review the consultant and SAS doctors workforce, both in headcount and full time equivalent (FTE) working across...