Scotland

News

Reflecting on 2025 and looking to the new year - President's update

16 December 2025

As winter pressures intensify and the health landscape continues to shift, we reflect on a year of meaningful progress, collective achievement and continued advocacy for children and young people. This update brings together highlights from 2025 – from vibrant conferences and welcoming new members t...

News

Paediatricians urge parents in Scotland to get their children vaccinated against flu this winter

9 December 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has produced a flu vaccine fact sheet for parents and carers in Scotland.

News

Advocacy wins, momentum and what comes next - President's update

1 December 2025

Over recent months, RCPCH has been at the forefront of major progress for paediatrics and children and young people across the UK.

Course

Talk, Trust Treat: Getting adolescent and young adults health right (in person) - February

13 February 2026

Want to ensure your services and health support are engaging for adolescents and young adults? Not sure how to adapt your approach for the needs of this age range? In this one-day course, you'll gain a greater understanding of the needs and barriers to care for adolescents and young adults.

Engaging children and young people

Adolescent health

News

Enrich your clinical training - apply for a fully funded industry placement

17 November 2025

RCPCH, in partnership with Vertex and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, is delighted to announce the annual launch of the Vertex Physicians in Pharma Programme (VPiPP).

Resource

Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards

These standards aim to improve children and young people’s experience of initial health assessments (IHAs), their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. They were published by RCPCH in November 2025 and are badged by CoramBAAF.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Models of care

News

Training, vaccines and the future of paediatrics - President's update

3 November 2025

As we move into the final months of 2025, it’s a period of both reflection and momentum across the child health community. From major developments in medical training reform to important updates in the UK vaccination schedule, there’s a great deal shaping how we continue to deliver the best care for...

Volunteering opportunity

Officer for Scotland - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

5 January 2026

Scotland Executive Committee has an exciting vacancy for Officer for Scotland for members wishing to make a difference through engaging in policy and advocacy discussions nationally within Scotland.

Health policy

Leadership

Public affairs and campaigning

Resource

National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) - Reporting dashboards

The NNAP assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man receive consistent high quality care and identifies areas for quality improvement. The data is reported by unit, network and nation on three dashboards: NNAP Online (annual report of validated...

Neonatal medicine

Data

Resource

NNAP webinar recording: Key findings from the 2024 summary report

This webinar, recorded in October 2025, reviewed the key findings and national recommendations from the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) summary report on 2024 data.

Area of medicine

Neonatal medicine

Data