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Air pollution and child health

Our new Air Pollution Companion is developed with Clinical Fellows. It features a 'knowledge hub' and toolkits to help you communicate with families and advocate for change. Why not take a look as part of your CPD?

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National paediatric recruitment

There was a significant increase in applications for paediatrics in the 2024-25 Specialty Training 1 (ST1) entry. We highlight resources for postgraduate doctors and trainers to support careers.

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RCPCH Conference 2025

With the theme, 'Future child health: innovate, integrate and inspire', it happens in Glasgow, and online, from 26 to 28 March, with an extensive programme of specialty sessions and workshops.

About Conference

We are the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the membership body for paediatricians in the UK and around the world, and playing a major role in postgraduate medical education, professional standards, research and policy.

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RCPCH strategy 2024-27

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President's update

17 February 2025

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

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.

Health professionals in scrubs walking down hospital corridor

Media response

14 February 2025

Progress on waiting times glosses over children’s health services

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) remains concerned with the latest performance data.

Media response

13 February 2025

RCPCH responds to alarming health inequalities in oral health of young children

The National Dental Epidemiology Programme have published the findings of their oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England in 2024.

Tribute

7 February 2025

In memory of Dr Jean Bowyer

Dr Jean Bowyer, a devoted paediatrician and passionate advocate for global child health, passed away peacefully on 30 January 2025. Her remarkable career touched countless lives across the world.

Media response

5 February 2025

RCPCH responds to Children in Wales report on the 8th Annual Child and Family Poverty Surveys 2024

The surveys were published in October 2024 by Children in Wales, an umbrella body for organisations and individuals who work with children, young people and their families in Wales.

Media response

4 February 2025

RCPCH Scotland responds to Food Standards Scotland latest survey

A new comprehensive survey by Food Standards Scotland, "Dietary Intake in Scotland’s Children (DISH)," reveals troubling dietary habits among children and young people aged 2 to 15 in Scotland.