Paediatric training

We monitor postgraduate specialty training in paediatrics in the UK. If you're considering a paediatric career or are in the middle of your training pathway, see our paediatric training page, and if you supervise trainees, see our supporting training page.

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International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS) - guidance for applicants

Through IPSS, doctors who graduated outside of the UK (and are outside the European Economic Area) can undertake a period of training in the NHS for up to two years. Applicants need to be entering UK posts with a defined training component and meet the eligibility criteria. This is a step-by-step gu...

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International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS) - guidance for NHS Employers

UPDATE: The IPSS scheme has changed focus with new eligibility criteria. In response to the pause in the MTI scheme by NHS England, the IPSS scheme is now open to all doctors outside of the European Economic Area and carries a two-year time restriction. We will now certify the training of IPSS docto...

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Reflections on time as Chair of Trainees Committee

30 November 2020

After two years in post, Hannah Jacob shares her highlights and how proud she is of what the Trainees' Committee has achieved.

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Message from the Registrar - October 2020

26 October 2020

Dr Mike Linney emphasises the importance of protecting services for children and young people as pressure mounts again in the coming months. Highlighting the Chief Nursing Officer stating that vital supports for children including school nurses and health visitors will be protected from redeployment...

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The future of paediatric training - view from a trainee

20 October 2020

What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...

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Progress+: Frequently asked questions

RCPCH Progress+ is the specialty training programme for paediatrics in the UK. There are two levels of training: core (Specialty Training 1 to ST4) and specialty (ST5 to ST7).

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Paediatrician of the Future: Delivering really good training

Published in October 2020, this is a guide to the RCPCH principles for postgraduate paediatric training and how to apply them within local training programmes. It applies to our updated training programme, RCPCH Progress+, which went live in the summer of 2023.

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We publish our vision for paediatric training

9 October 2020

We are excited to launch our 'Paediatrician of the Future' document today, setting out our vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK.

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Thinking about the 'paediatrician of the future' and really good training

8 October 2020

Later this month the College will publish 'Paediatrician of the Future', our vision for paediatric training across the UK. It's our response to the "Shape of Training" report, and will be part of our submission to the General Medical Council (GMC) at the end of 2020. It also promotes really good tra...

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The life and times of two paediatricians - an interview

27 August 2020

Serena Haywood is a Developmental Paediatrician, Medical Examiner, BMA Doctor Supporter, GMC Associate Assessor, Guardian of Safe Working Hours and playwright, and is married to Simon Chapman who is an Acute Paediatrician specialising in eating disorders, diabetes and endocrinology.