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.
These updated recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections in hospital settings are for clinicians to support planning in partnership with local infection prevention control teams.
While some recommendations describe organisational structures i...
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cessation of all but the most urgent elective children’s surgical cases during the period of peak prevalence of infection in the general population. There is now a focus on addressing the huge backlog of procedures which have been delayed since the beginning of ...
This clinical audit, commissioned by HQIP, aims to improve care to babies admitted to a neonatal unit in England, Scotland and Wales.
The interactive dashboard on this page shows data on our 10 performance metrics. This is updated on a quarterly basis.
NPDA collects data from paediatric diabetes units from across England and Wales and reports annually. This page has information about the data collection process and analysis, our privacy statements and data protection impact assessment, and how you can access NPDA data for research.
In February 2021 we responded, with the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, to a consultation from NHS England and Improvement on proposals to replace the 4-hour target for care in emergency departments.
In 2021 the Department of Education published the overarching 10 Year Children and Young People’s Strategy (2020 – 2030) on behalf of the NI Executive. Subsequently, in 2022, the Executive produced an initial draft three Year Delivery Plan (2021-24) and published for public consultation.
In January 2022, we responded to a consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA), on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive, on the draft Environment Strategy. RCPCH Ireland responded to draft Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Hosted by our National Neonatal Audit Programme in February 2023,this one-hour webinar aims to support those entering and quality assuring their NNAP data. You'll learn about why we ask you to validate your data for certain metrics and how to do it. The webinar also has a Q&A session.
On 26 January 2024, the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) held their first hybrid National Conference, with over 90 in-person attendees and over 300 people joining virtually. Staff from all professional groups working in diabetes and other stakeholders came together to learn about how NPDA d...