Service planning

We call on all RCPCH members in England to input into the new 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS, both via the Change NHS Portal and through any Trust or regional opportunities. This is your opportunity to make the case for children and the child health workforce to be at the centre of plans for the NH...

We collate data on waiting times that children and young people are experiencing in the UK nations, presented here charts and graphs. These aim to support our members, workforce planners and other stakeholders and are regularly updated.

Our guidance explains rota design and rostering best practice for specialty trainees and foundation doctors. It outlines what to expect from a working week, including time for education and training, provides examples of a work plan and explains the rostering process. It also includes details on min...

Effective rostering is fundamental to achieving both high-quality paediatric service and staff wellbeing. Pressure on staffing mean that rostering is more challenging than ever before. In our case study presentation, we describe ways in which electronic self-rostering (e-rostering) can be an effecti...

This report, published March 2024, provides an analysis of paediatric waiting times data in Scotland from October 2012 to September 2023. The report contains data on waits for paediatric outpatients, inpatients and day cases and outlines our recommendations on how to support the child health workfor...

This bilingual report, published February 2024, provides an analysis of ‘paediatric pathway’ waiting times data in Wales from 2016-2023, with a spotlight on the last year. The report contains recommendations for the Welsh Government, Health Boards and Health Education and Improvement Wales, which if...