Your voice matters: our 2026 membership survey is open
We're seeking your feedback and insights to help us improve how we communicate with you, inform our strategic priorities and deliver the member experience you want.
Volunteering is vital to our work, with over 3,000 members contributing each year. Can you help us shape paediatrics, support future generations and influence healthcare while you gain leadership, networks and invaluable professional growth?
We are reviewing the programme of assessment for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training, to ensure that the assessments taken in the workplace and our examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable.
Thirty years of paediatrics with RCPCH. Millions of moments that mattered. We invite you to share your story: what do you enjoy most about your work and what keeps you going even in those challenging days?
We provide links to key information on professional responsibilities, training and the practical considerations you may be facing. Whatever your personal decision, our priority is to support you and ensure children and young people continue to receive safe, high-quality care.
We're excited to return to Birmingham for this year's conference from 11 to 13 May, on the theme, '30 years of RCPCH: Reflect, celebrate and inspire'. Can you join us?
Measles cases are rising again in parts of the UK. Our poster reminds us to be alert to measles symptoms in children and young people and to talk to families about vaccination.
In March 2025, we responded to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee's call for evidence as part of its inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales.
In January 2025, we responded to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee's call for comments as part of its scrutiny of Legislative Consent Memoranda relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
In April 2025, we responded to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee's call for evidence as part of its inquiry into Minimum Unit Pricing in Wales.
From influencing the 10 Year Health Plan to launching new leadership programmes and research initiatives, this month’s update highlights how new insights are driving change across the UK and beyond.
Published in July 2025, our annual report presents the latest results from Epilepsy12, providing insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales. The report has four key themes: contributing and ...
In this edition Steve talks about chairing a Westminster roundtable on child health workforce challenges, highlighting burnout, systemic inefficiencies, and the need for holistic, community-based solutions. He also raises RCPCH launching a Child Health Workforce Alliance and continuing advocacy acr...
We are reviewing the assessment programme within RCPCH Progress+ for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training in the UK. Our aim is to ensure that assessments and examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable.
We have developed and piloted three proposed workplace-based assessments an...
The Welsh Royal Colleges Child Health Collaborative (WRCCHC) unites over 20 Royal Colleges and professional bodies to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people and the professionals who support them in Wales.
Colleagues share the journey of the PEWS programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England, reflecting on standardising across the many and varied types of units, and future plans for improvement across the nations.