History and archive

This year marks 25 years as a Royal College. To celebrate our history, we look back at five key achievements over the past 25 years as a College.

This year we are celebrating the College's 25th birthday by looking at some of our achievements and the services and support we're offering to our members, alongside reflections of key moments from our history.

This summer we are celebrating 25 years of RCPCH. In our special anniversary feature, members reflect on the changes they have seen in paediatrics and what being a member of the College has meant to them.

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The Second World War began 80 years ago in September 1939. The war brought huge changes to the lives of children in Britain and to the country’s health services.

On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service came into operation and became the UK’s third biggest employer as all medical services were brought together to provide services for free at the point of delivery. As we celebrate 70 years of the NHS, this blogs looks back at RCPCH’s history with the NHS.

Golf was played on the Friday afternoon when the “weather was sunny and all that could be desired” at the Royal County Down Golf Club... A fascinating insight into the history of RCPCH Golf Day and the Ulster Cup.