Scotland

Resource

Collaborative Healthcare in Scotland: Delivering the services children need in the community

This report, published in May 2025, puts a spotlight on community child health services in Scotland, addressing challenges and providing recommendations to strengthen community paediatric services. We urge the Scottish Government and health boards to publish consistent and uniform community paediatr...

Community child health

News

Support at all ages and stages - President's update

12 May 2025

Steve talks about resources that are available to support College members at every stage of their career. We also congratulate recipients of our Honorary Fellowship and Member Awards, share our new guidance for supporting neurodivergent paediatricians and opportunities to get involved with two Colle...

News

RCPCH respond to the Scottish Programme for Government

7 May 2025

The programme set out the Scottish Government’s intention to cut NHS waiting times, raise more children out of poverty, improve access to GP appointments, grow the economy and tackle climate change.

Resource

Mitigation of the two-child limit in Scotland - consultation response

In May 2025, we responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the proposed policy measures to mitigate the two-child limit to Universal Credit applied by the UK Government.

Society

Poverty

Document

Managing data disclosure risks in public reports and dashboards - RCPCH guidance

This guidance provides a framework for assessing and managing disclosure risks in aggregated data prior to publication, ensuring sensitive personal information remains confidential while maximising data utility.

Data

News

Catch up on Annual Conference, AGM 2025 results & devolved nations news - President's update

7 April 2025

Explore AGM 2025 and our extensive educational resources, including 35+ live online courses and 40+ recorded webinars.

News

RCPCH respond to the latest Scottish child poverty statistics

28 March 2025

The latest statistics reveal that the Scottish Government have fallen short of achieving its interim child poverty targets.

News

Scottish children still left ‘worried and waiting’ after waiting times fail to dramatically improve

21 March 2025

The number of Scottish children facing 12-week waits remains consistent, 12 months on from RCPCH report.

Resource

Worried and waiting in Scotland: One year on - briefing (2025)

In March 2024, we published our analysis of paediatric waiting times for outpatients, inpatients and day cases in paediatrics in Scotland from 2012 to 2023. One year on, we examine these waiting times for the period, September 2023 to September 2024, in our briefing, which you can download below.

Service design

Workforce

News

Remembering influential members and our global impact - President’s update

17 February 2025

In our recent Council meeting, we honoured the memory of Dr Jean Bowyer, a passionate advocate for child health. The RCPCH continues to uphold her legacy through international examinations, training, and humanitarian programs.