Children and young people's voice

Through the RCPCH &Us programme, we work with children, young people and families to improve child health.

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Small changes, big impact - President's update

22 September 2025
As clinician's it's vital we encourage young people to invest in a healthy lifestyle for their wider health. Do have a look at the resources we've developed. Steve also encourages members to sign up for an update on the upcoming Facing the Future standards and read about the work of the new Child H...
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It’s back to school – President’s update

5 September 2025
Here in the UK and many parts of the world, children and young people are back at school, and the approaching autumn and winter seasons can mean things get busy for us paediatricians. The College has plenty of new resources to support your clinical and professional practice this year.
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Voice of the Nation: What helps children and young people to be healthy, happy and well? - 2025

Over the last year, RCPCH &Us have been working with children and young people across the UK to find out what matters to them to improve their health and the services that support them. Over 3000 children and young people have taken part, with a review group looking at the results and drafting a ser...
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Child health roundtable, clean air update and new global officer - President's update

30 June 2025
In this edition Steve talks about chairing a Westminster roundtable on child health workforce challenges, highlighting burnout, systemic inefficiencies, and the need for holistic, community-based solutions. He also raises RCPCH launching a Child Health Workforce Alliance and continuing advocacy acr...
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Support at all ages and stages - President's update

12 May 2025
Steve talks about resources that are available to support College members at every stage of their career. We also congratulate recipients of our Honorary Fellowship and Member Awards, share our new guidance for supporting neurodivergent paediatricians and opportunities to get involved with two Colle...
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A manifesto for Wales - why now and why not you?

17 April 2025
The Senedd election in Wales is next May. So what better time, suggests Officer for Wales Dr Nick Wilkinson, to help ensure child and adolescent health and wellbeing top the list for debate? Here's how members in Wales can engage with our recently published manifesto.
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Catch up on Annual Conference, AGM 2025 results & devolved nations news - President's update

7 April 2025
Explore AGM 2025 and our extensive educational resources, including 35+ live online courses and 40+ recorded webinars.
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Collaboration or integration - from our St David's Day Conference

24 March 2025
This excellent event took place last month, curated by our trainee members. Through a series of presentations, we looked at how integrated care can help address complexity and bring efficiency, but also how to link in with others' expertise and perspective.