For boys and girls from 0 to 4 years, as well as babies who need close monitoring - and including the charts used in the Parent Child Health Record for new parents
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Membership
Milestones - your magazineIn our latest edition for autumn 2023, we hear from advanced practitioners who work in child health, and who with their hybrid training and experience bring a unique perspective into the needs of patients and their families.
Retirement - what's next?It can be a celebration of life’s work and an opportunity for a new chapter - explore our resources and blogs by members navigating this period. We invite Senior Members/Fellows and Honorary Fellows to our regular events. -
Education and careers
Progress+Our two-level paediatric training programme, live as of August 2023, aims to to flexible and fulfilling. We encourage trainees and trainers to read the curriculum and syllabi, FAQs and other resources. -
Work we do
Making EDI everybody’s businessWe look at how we can further embed equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do at the College. -
Resources
"Perfectly imperfect"The front cover of our Epilepsy12 organisational and clinical audits report for 2023 embodies the spirit of resilience. The documents give insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of services.
"All together with Daddy"The photo on our National Neonatal Audit Programme report is courtesy of Maddy and Baljit Singh, parents to triplets. NNAP assesses whether babies on neonatal units receive consistent high-quality care and identifies areas for improvement. -
Key topics
Industrial action in the NHSWe recognise that taking strike action is a personal choice. We have published frequently asked questions to support members, including advice especially for trainees and SAS doctors.
#ShiftTheDial on climate changeClimate change poses an existential threat, but it is not experienced equally. Our toolkit supports paediatricians to take action locally, regionally and nationally. Can you help make child health central to climate policy? -
News and events
Our manifesto for the next UK General ElectionAs political parties develop their policy platforms, we need to be prepared. So we’ve published our manifesto to call on parties to support children’s health and wellbeing in a changing world.
The state of digital child health todayIn this RCPCH Podcasts episode, Richard Burley, Executive Director of Digital talks with Professor Sam Shah about how digital technology can support child health, and how paediatricians can embrace it.
Join us at RCPCH ConferenceWe look forward to seeing you at next year's big event, which takes place on 25-27 March in Birmingham. Our theme is 'Building a bright future together'.
For boys and girls from 2 to 18 years. Other charts available for children who need close monitoring (up to 20 years) and children with Down Syndrome
You can freely download low-resolution charts, and order print and digital copies from external suppliers.
Information
Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so.
Note: Our videos for health professionals on measuring techniques and using the growth charts, which were published about 14 years ago, have been removed. We apologise for any inconvenience. Our written guides continue to be available.
We have, for the first time ever, developed an API (application programming interface) to accurately calculate centiles for a child’s height, weight, head circumference and BMI for digital growth assessments.
Award-winning, gold standard and open source, our API will enable developers of electronic patient records to build apps and interfaces that give clinicians solid data to improve care, and parents online access to their child's growth records.