Equality, diversity and inclusion

News

Health inequalities rampant in PICU admissions

13 December 2024

The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) has published a report summarising paediatric critical care activity within paediatric intensive care units (PICU) between 2021 and 2023.

News

RCPCH publishes updated LGBTQ+ principle statement

21 November 2024

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has updated their LGBTQ+ principle statement a part of a regular review process.

News

RCPCH: Action needed on poverty and high sugar products as childhood obesity rates persist

5 November 2024

Paediatricians call for action as obesity levels among children starting their first year of school have increased to almost one in ten.

Volunteering opportunity

Examiners for MRCPCH and/or DCH

Medical professionals can apply to become an examiner for MRCPCH (membership exam) and DCH (Diploma of Child Health) clinical examinations. If you are interested in becoming an examiner for either exam, please see below.

Continuing professional development

Examinations

Equality, diversity and inclusion

News

King’s Speech: RCPCH hopeful that new Government can prioritise health and wellbeing of children

17 July 2024

RCPCH is encouraged to see a number of child health focused policies in King’s Speech.

News

Spot the difference - addressing social determinants in everyday management

17 June 2024

After attending the Welsh Paediatric Society spring clinical meeting, themed around social determinants of health, Dr Nick Wilkinson RCPCH Wales Officer explores what we can do to address social determinants with the patient in front of us.

News

RCPCH responds to latest child and infant mortality data in England and Wales

6 June 2024

Recent ONS data shows the devastating impacts of poverty and deprivation on children's life chances.

News

RCPCH improves diversity data collection of membership resulting in a dramatic increase in engagement

8 May 2024

Until recently, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health had a full diversity profile of about 9% of our membership. Following a data collection improvement, we now have a diversity profile of 68%.

Resource

EDI Member and volunteer data

We are committed to reporting on data collected through our diversity monitoring form on an annual basis. This page provides a snapshot of member, volunteer and senior volunteer data on seven protected characteristics, as well as caring responsibilities. We have also included demographic data of RCP...

Membership

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Volunteering

News

RCPCH responds to publication of the final report from the Cass Review

10 April 2024

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Dr Hilary Cass published the final recommendations in her role as Chair of the independent review, now more often known as ‘The Cass Review’.