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RCPCH Conference 2025 - Keynote speakers

These keynote talks from this year's event on 26-28 March 2025 explored vital topics, including the global impact of COVID-19 on children's health, patient safety advancements, sustainable paediatric medicines and innovative care models for adolescents.

Continuing professional development

Leadership

Mentoring

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

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RCPCH announces the appointment of a new Chair of the Board of Trustees

7 April 2021

Joanne Shaw will take up the role in November 2021 when Dame Mary Marsh’s term as the current Chair expires. The Board of Trustees plays a vital role in the life of the College.

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A farewell from our Registrar

30 March 2021

Dr Mike Linney has been RCPCH Registrar since 2017, with responsibility to oversee the College’s governance, and before that he was Southern Area Officer to Council and Wessex Representative. As he prepares to retire from his years at the College, he looks back at a “truly remarkable time”.

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Choose to Challenge on #IWD2021

8 March 2021

Our President elect reflects on the need to challenge, collaborate and celebrate on International Women’s Day.

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Dr Laura Kelly elected as Chair of the Trainees’ Committee

9 February 2021

Dr Laura Kelly will be the next Chair of the Trainees’ Committee at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and will succeed Dr Hannah Jacob.

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"Exciting and personally rewarding" - VP for Education & Professional Development opportunity

3 February 2021

As Camilla prepares to leave this role to become RCPCH President this spring, she looks back at some highlights - from a buzzing virtual conference to investment in paediatric recruitment - and encourages her fellow paediatricians to consider this important role.

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MTI, leadership and exploring roles in the College

27 January 2021

Dr Hamudi Kisat, a Paediatric Consultant at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, tells us about his role as Deputy Chair for the Medical Training Initiative (MTI) scheme, attracting international trainees to paediatrics and improving paediatric care in their home countries.

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If you care how paediatricians are trained, this is the role for you

19 January 2021

David Evans looks back at a rewarding - and fun - five years as Vice President for Training and Assessment, and explains what he's enjoyed, what's been unexpected and why the next postholder will never be bored.

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RCPCH Honorary Fellows - 1997 to present

Each year we award Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health to a small number of people who are considered by our members to have made a major contribution to paediatrics and child health through research, education, clinical service and leadership.

Fellowships, awards and prizes

Leadership

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Dr Camilla Kingdon and Professor Steve Turner elected as incoming President and Registrar

11 December 2020

Dr Camilla Kingdon will be the next President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and will succeed Professor Russell Viner in spring 2021. Professor Steve Turner will be the next Registrar, taking over from Dr Mike Linney.