Thank you for being a valued member of RCPCH's community of 25,000 child health professionals. You can see our fees for each membership type for the 2026 calendar year, plus how to apply for a concession, access your benefits and use your online account.
We have some wonderful roles available, including our VPs for Training & Assessment and Education & Learning, Officers in England, Scotland and Wales, Officers for Training & Quality and Education, plus many others.
We are reviewing the programme of assessment for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training, to ensure that the assessments taken in the workplace and our examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable.
We have updated our national recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections, to use in partnership with your local infection prevention control team.
An Initial Health Assessment is a statutory appointment for every child or young person entering care in the UK. Guided by eight child-led outcomes, our standards aim to improve their health and wellbeing.
These services provide vital support to some of our most vulnerable children and their families, yet waiting times have worsened over the past three years across the UK. We continue to call for a stronger focus on collaborative healthcare.
Children and young people have the right to be actively involved in decisions about their health services. How can you develop and deliver meaningful opportunities for engagement?
Leadership is not about hierarchy: it’s about connection, contribution and culture. Jonathan speaks with RCPCH President Steve Turner on our latest episode.
Hosted by RCPCH Wales in partnership with trainees from across the nation, this day-long event takes place on 26 February in Cardiff, with a special focus on digital innovation.
A general paediatrician is a doctor with the knowledge and skills to manage a wide range of health problems and concerns in children and young people. Find out more about general paediatrics.
William Harvey Research Foundation - Innovation Award [CLOSED]
These awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work. The Institute accepts applications from tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline
Scoliosis Support & Research - Small Exploratory Grant [OPEN]
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.
