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!
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When managing children who have experienced suspected physical abuse, producing high quality images is crucial in enabling effective investigation of these complex cases.
This free online course is designed for the early years workforce and healthcare professionals. It aims to improve your knowledge, skills and understanding of the benefits of effectively sharing information in a professional context.
This publication (in 2014) supersedes the College's 2004 publication, Withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment in children: a framework for practice.
This free webinar, presented on 29 June 2021, was convened to support paediatricians and other child health professionals with managing bronchiolitis and other respiratory viruses this year. We looked at how to manage patient flow, ‘keeping patients safe and pathways open’, covered recognition, mana...
In July 2022, the Scottish Government called for views on their proposals to introduce mandatory calorie labelling at the point of choice in the out of home sector. Thank you to all the members who shared their feedback on these proposals. Below is a short summary, with our full response available t...
This guidance covers the pathway and clinical considerations in the following situations:
(1) care of a child or young person (CYP) with suspected Mpox,
(2) CYP contact of a confirmed case of Mpox,
(3) newborn baby of a mother with suspected or confirmed Mpox.
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On 31 October 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an updated version of the ME/CFS clinical guideline. The RCPCH consulted on the guideline and met with NICE as they worked with patient groups and representative organisations to finalise the guideline. This b...
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...