Workforce
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State of Child Health - The paediatric workforce: Focus on Scotland
The RCPCH has carried out a census of paediatricians and child health services every two years since 1999. This briefing focusses on data from the RCPCH Workforce Census 2015 which relates specifically to Scotland.
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Workforce census 2015
This is the ninth biennial census produced by the RCPCH since 1999. It provides a snapshot of how trained and trainee paediatricians were working on 30 September 2015, and the structure of child health services in the UK.
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Facing the Future - Standards for acute general paediatric services
It is essential that paediatrics is a 24 hours a day, seven days a week specialty, with the most experienced doctors present at the busiest times. Our report sets out ten standards for high quality, safe and sustainable acute general paediatric services.
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Guide to invited reviews
We support healthcare organisations, commissioners and clinical teams to resolve concerns about paediatric service provision, safety, training, compliance with standards, and proposals for paediatric reconfiguration or service design. Our service is confidential, established and influential, and tai...
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Less than full time training - guidance
This page includes statutory and RCPCH guidance, as well as contacts, for trainees who work less than full time (LTFT). Our LTFT Advisors advise trainees and raise LTFT training issues within their region, and bring them to our attention.
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Covering all bases: Community child health - a paediatric workforce guide
Community Child Health (CCH) is the largest paediatric sub-specialty, focusing on the care of vulnerable children and families, children with long-term conditions and child public health. Our resources support workforce planning.
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Participation in child health research - survey of health professionals
Our survey conducted in 2015 aimed to determine the current level of paediatricians’ involvement in research and to use that understanding to influence the future direction of and resources for paediatric research. This will help us to support our members to maintain and increase research capacity. ...
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Working with physician associates
Physician associates are collaborative healthcare professionals with a generalist medical education, who work alongside doctors and provide medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. They are dependent practitioners working with a dedicated supervisor, but are able to work auton...
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CCT and CESR follow up cohort study
These reports present the findings of annual surveys of new CCT (Certification of Completion of Training) and CESR (Certificate of Eligiblity for Specialist Registration) holders in paediatrics approximately one year from their certification date, 2012-2015. Read our key findings from the 2015 study...
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Workforce censuses - 1999 to 2013
The RCPCH (as the British Paediatric Association) undertook its first census of the paediatric workforce in 1986, and has completed a biennial census since 1999. These reports give an opportunity to see changes in the paediatric workforce through 2011.