Psychiatrist

Course

How to Manage: Eating Disorders (online)

12 November 2025

This course provides a clinical framework for the recognition, clinical risk assessment and management of children and young people with eating disorders.

Area of medicine

Mental health

Resource

Engagement Academy - our courses on engaging children and young people

As a paediatrician, child health professional or worker in the voluntary sector, how can you effectively and confidently involve children and young people - and their families - to share their views and wishes on their health service? The RCPCH Engagement Academy offers bespoke training, coaching an...

Engaging children and young people

Continuing professional development

Resource

National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) annual reports

Our annual, national reports, 'Care processes and outcomes' highlight the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England, Wales and Jersey. On this page you can download our latest and previous reports and find links to our reports especially for...

Endocrinology

Diabetes

Quality improvement

News

We need to address staff shortages across the child health workforce

11 March 2020

Staff shortages are among the most high-profile issues facing the NHS today—a scarcity that is felt within the paediatrics workforce.

News

RCPCH responds to Scottish Government's mental health announcement

19 December 2018

Scotland will recruit an additional 80 mental health professionals to work with children and young people, following a £4 million investment.

Document

National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission

We are accepting data for the 2024-25 audit year on the old NPDA Portal, and the deadline is 25 April. We are now also accepting data for the 2025-26 audit year on the new NPDA platform. We encourage you to continue to submit your data on a quarterly basis. The data submission deadlines for ...

Endocrinology

Community services

Diabetes

Clinical guidelines and standards

Document

DCH Clinical examination candidate guide

The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the DCH, and is currently available to c...

Engaging children and young people

Patient involvement

Resource

Chatterbox game on five ways of healthy wellbeing

Based on the classic children's game, this game provides ‘Facts vs Myths’ surrounding the subject of mental health, which can enable a teacher/healthcare professional to facilitate a discussion regarding this issue.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Resource

Doctor's pocketbook for talking to young patients about mental health

Developed by our summer intern Papia (age 17) in 2016, this tool shows young people's expectations for consultations with their doctors.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Document

DCH Clinical exam - how to apply

The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) comprises two exams - Foundation of Practice (FOP) theory and DCH Clinical. The FOP is shared with the MRCPCH route (membership exam). You can apply for these two exams in any order. If both exams have the same application period, you can apply for both at the same ...

Community services

Primary care

Engaging children and young people

Patient involvement

Examinations

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion