Community child health
Community child health doctors work with vulnerable groups of children, including those with developmental disorders and disabilities, complex behavioural presentations, and at risk of abuse or are being abused. Find out more about this sub-specialty.
Course
Aetiological Investigations for Hearing Loss in Children
08 October 2018
London
The course will give you a good opportunity to network with colleagues new to the field as well as meet those running established services and are leaders in the field of aetiological investigations for hearing loss in children.
Course
Webinar - Transition – ensuring high quality care for young people aged 14 - 25 years
28 September 2018
In this webinar, the panel will discuss how to plan and implement services for young people aged 14-25 years to ensure a seamless transition of care between paediatric and adult services.
Course
Masterclass in ADHD in Children and National ADHD Study Day 2018
27 September 2018
London
Two days of excellent learning experience, opportunity of presenting original papers and interacting with learned speakers from various backgrounds on all aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
News
Severe obesity in ten to eleven year olds reaches record high
24 July 2018
RCPCH responds to 'shocking' new obesity statistics, published today by Public Health England (PHE).
News
'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report
11 July 2018
Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.
Course
How to Manage: Paediatric allergy training - part 1
08 October 2018
London
This is a series of three study days that focus on the practical clinical management of paediatric allergy.
Health Foundation - Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Provides five years of funding to enable talented clinicians to pursue academic research alongside their clinical practice.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
News
Giving Calpol® paracetamol to children
25 May 2018
There have been a number of recent media articles about the use of Calpol® paracetamol in children for treating a fever. The RCPCH urges all parents to take advice from NHS Choices and Medicines for Children when administering medicines to their children.
Course
Progressing Paediatrics: Childhood epilepsies
27 November 2018
London
The epilepsies of childhood are an enigma. They are the most frequently over-diagnosed but paradoxically, also under-diagnosed group of paroxysmal neurological disorders.