We welcome applications from clinicians and researchers who wish to carry out national surveillance on rare childhood diseases.
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Membership
President's blogProfessor Russell Viner updates on key events and activities to improve children and young people's health, and how we're supporting members. Russell is now writing weekly on the impact of COVID-19.
MilestonesThe summer edition of your membership magazine features how to stay safe and supported during the COVID-19 pandemic, one member's experience of working in Sierra Leone and screen time for children. -
Education and careers
Online learningOur free eLearnings, webinars and podcasts help you as a health professional to achieve essential competences. -
Work we do
Clinical fellowship awardDr Asma Soltani is our first winner of this joint award by RCPCH and Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children, which aims to identify and nurture a new generation of child health researchers.
Measuring clinical aspects of COVID-19The NHS England service evaluation and audit aims to provide up-to-date information on children admitted to hospital with COVID-19, and we're publishing data. -
Resources
Your wellbeing during COVID-19It is more important than ever to take care of yourself. We've reached out to College members across the UK, who have recommended some useful wellbeing resources to support you through these difficult times.
Stay at home activitiesRCPCH &Us is supporting children, young people and families who are staying at home during this time - with a fun activity book and a health diary to capture feelings and questions. -
Key topics
COVID-19Find all our latest updates relating to COVID-19 in one place, including guidance for paediatric services, how the College is responding and other useful information. -
News and events
Reset, Restore, RecoverWe now have an opportunity to reset how we plan and deliver healthcare, think about how we harness innovation and learning and use this as a basis to train our workforce.
Training and COVID-19Our VP for Training and Assessment David Evans has written about trainee progression in the UK through 2020 - including disruption to rotations and working patterns, ARCPs and more.
British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
The BPSU is a world leading centre for rare paediatric disease surveillance. It enables doctors and researchers to investigate how many children in the UK and Republic of Ireland are affected by particular rare diseases, conditions or treatments each year.
SInce 1985 we have facilitated research on over 100 rare conditions, and have immensely influenced decisions about these diseases and the impact on patients.
If you are a consultant paediatrician or SAS doctor with your own case load working in the UK or Republic of Ireland, and do not already receive the BPSU eReporting cards, please complete our form.
Studies currently on the eReporting card ('orange card')
Search all BPSU current studies
Our latest report - with cover art by 11-year old Annabelle - explains how the orange Ecard surveillance system works, gives the scientific coordinator’s yearly review of activities and includes updates on current BPSU studies...
Research news from the College
News
Research and quality improvement during COVID-19
26 May 2020
Prof Nick Bishop, VP for Science and Research, outlines some of the key developments in the College's Research & Quality Improvement Division, recognising ongoing work despite the disruptions to members' schedules. He also discusses research on the effects of COVID-19 on child health and wellbeing.
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COVID-19 - message from the President, 22 May
22 May 2020
There are many unanswered questions about children and COVID-19, including when and how we reopen schools, but, argues Russell in this week's weekly address to members, we must go back to the science.
News
RCPCH and Newlife Clinical Research Fellow announced
19 May 2020
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children are pleased to announce their first joint clinical research fellowship award in childhood disability has been awarded to Dr Asma Soltani at the University of Cambridge. Dr Soltani will research Re...