General practitioner

Course

How to Manage: Common dermatological problems (online)

12 June 2025

This one-day course will enable you to identify and recognise common symptoms of paediatric dermatological conditions and manage these conditions effectively.

Area of medicine

Dermatology

Course

How to Manage: Children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (online)

09 July 2025

This course aims to increase awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to assess and manage the health needs of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR) across medical settings.

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Refugee

Course

How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training (PAT 3) (Online)

19 June 2025

This is the third and final of a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training study days that focus on the practical clinical management of allergy in children and young people.

Area of medicine

Allergies

Course

How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training (PAT 2) (Online)

25 April 2025

This is the second of a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training study days that focus on the practical clinical management of allergy in children and young people.

Area of medicine

Allergies

News

If schooling underwent a technology appraisal, could we fund it?

15 August 2024

Persistent school absence, which is higher since the pandemic, is associated with poor long term health outcomes and reduced life opportunities in Wales and across the UK. Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales explores the issue.

Document

Whooping cough - poster and joint statement from RCPCH, RCOG, RCM and RCGP

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) issue this advice in a joint statement for worried parents and carers and healthcare professionals on...

Community child health

News

Paediatricians urge parents to check on children’s vaccination schedule following further declines in immunisation rates

29 September 2023

RCPCH President, Dr Camilla Kingdon responds to the recent report published by NHS Digital on Childhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics - England, 2022-23.

Document

Asthma &Me Ambassadors

This is a group of asthma experienced or interested children, young people and families who volunteer together to improve care for asthma patients and their families. Here they introduce their award-winning project and what they've been doing this year!

Respiratory medicine

Asthma

Participation

Children and young people's voice

Resource

Epilepsy12 and OPEN UK national conference 2022 resources

The fifth annual Epilepsy12 and Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference took place on 21 September 2022. You can find conference resources and more information about the event on this page.

News

From GP to Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care - children are great patients

5 January 2022

"Like I did, check out the #ChoosePaediatrics programme, consider an application to the specialty, and I hope one day we will work together", says Dr Kish Gandhi, who introduces January's theme of the month - that children are great patients - and tells us how he chose paediatrics after qualifying a...