Area of medicine

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National guidance for the restoration and recovery of elective surgery in children

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 ...

Area of medicine

Surgery

COVID-19

News

RCPCH responds to BMA paper on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

7 July 2020

Dr Karen Street, Assistant Officer for Mental Health and Wellbeing, responds to a new BMA report which considers the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

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BPSU study - Multisystem inflammatory syndrome, Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome

Surveillance of multisystem inflammatory syndrome has now commenced. Our aim is to understand the incidence, presenting features, laboratory features, management, clinical course and the outcome of this potentially new syndrome characterised by hyperinflammation which is temporally associated with C...

Volunteering opportunity

Trainees - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

27 October 2025

Trainee paediatricians provide a welcome perspective to our boards and committees! We now have vacancies for regional representatives on our Trainees Committee and Trainee Research Network, and trainee representatives on our CSAC Neurology and Less Than Full Time Training Advisors Network.

Area of medicine

Allergies

Paediatric training

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BPSU study - Button battery ingestion, inhalation or insertion

BPSU surveillance of the unintentional ingestion, inhalation or insertion of button batteries in children requiring removal or attempted removal commenced in February 2021. This study will help inform services for the prevention and treatment of children who have accidentally swallowed or choked on ...

Area of medicine

Community child health

Ear nose and throat

Emergency medicine

General paediatrics

Intensive care medicine

Friends of Rosie - Research Grant [CLOSED]

https://www.friendsofrosie.co.uk/our-research/grant-calls/#:~:text=We%20usually…

Friends of Rosie aims to provide “pump-priming” funds of one or two years’ duration to research and clinical investigators who are addressing paediatric cancers. The goal is to provide funds that will lever major longer-term funding from established funders (e.g. CRUK, Leukaemia UK, MRC, ESRC etc.).

Award programme/theme

Research support grant

Funding amount range

£50,001 to £100,000

Submission deadline

1 August 2023

BMA Foundation - Medical Research Grants [CLOSED]

http://www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-categories/

Provide funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£50,001 to £100,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

16 March 2025

News

Year 8 boys to be offered free HPV vaccine

9 July 2019

The move by Public Health England could prevent over 100,000 cancers. The RCPCH's Immunisation Expert responds.

News

RCPCH responds to healthy school food move

13 June 2019

Prof Steve Turner welcomes Scottish Government's decision to change nutritional standards in schools to include more fruit and vegetables and less processed red meat and sugar.

News

RCPCH responds to WHO physical activity guidelines

25 April 2019

New guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for children under 5 are “useful benchmarks” but require cautious interpretation, says RCPCH's Dr Max Davie.