Approved for continuing professional development (CPD), our programme over the three days has much to offer, including plenaries, specialty sessions and workshops. You can also see what's included in a virtual ticket.
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Membership
Milestones: Finding the timeThe winter edition of your member magazine has contributions on supporting professional activities, our rota gaps survey, service development and so much more.
Apply for a College roleWe invite members to apply for a College role - including on child protection publications, audits, paediatric training and workforce planning... The deadline for this round is 24 March at 12:00 noon. -
Education and careers
Our upcoming coursesWe offer a range of courses, including our popular 'How to manage' series on clinical topics, plus safeguarding, effective educational supervision and exam preparation. Many are hosted online. -
Work we do
Our College strategyCovering the next three years and with four strategic goals, our strategy aims to meet our members' priorities to support their working lives and be a powerful advocate for children and young people. -
Resources
Discharge and medication safetyWe have six recommendations to improve the safety of liquid medicines during the transition from hospital to home care.
Equal protection from assaultChildren in England and Northern Ireland are the only people in the UK not full protected in law from assault: this is unjust. -
Key topics
Workshop insights for 10 Year Health PlanOver the past months, we've held workshops with children and young people, members and stakeholders in health research. We've now submitted a summary of the insights to Change NHS in England.
Talking about air pollutionWe want to make conversations between child health professionals and families about about air quality 'business as usual'. Our communication toolkit on our Air Pollution Companion has plenty of advice... -
News and events
From Professor Steve Turner...As RCPCH President, Steve shares regular updates with members by email and on this website - such as his regular feature on #WDYCD4Y: What Does Your College Do For You.
RCPCH Conference 2025With the theme, 'Future child health: innovate, integrate and inspire', it happens in Glasgow, and online, from 26 to 28 March, with an extensive programme.
Uptake of RSV maternal vaccineWith members' support, we campaigned for the maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine. And since September, more than one in three women giving birth have taken up the offer.
RCPCH Conference 2025
Our theme is 'Future child health: innovate, integrate and inspire', and we have an exciting programme over three days, including specialty sessions, workshops and keynote speakers - approved for CPD. We look forward to welcoming you, whether you join us in person or online!
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Glasgow, Scotland
Booking your place
You can register for one, two or three days at our venue in Glasgow, or for a virtual ticket, with different rates depending on your career stage and membership status.
This conference is intended for healthcare professionals only.
Our main stages speakers include Dr Chris van Tulleken on ultra-processed foods, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul on the impact of COVID-19 on children's health and Dr Peter Lachman on patient safety.
This year's event also features a dedicated area and presentation theatre on childhood rare diseases, which collectively impact the health and wellbeing of so many patients and their families.
There will be plenty of time to unwind and meet other delegates, such as our welcome drinks and the special Conference dinner (with Scotland's premier 'rock-ceildh' band)! For the energetic, there's a morning run and 'Ride for their lives' event.
Find the information you need about our venue and how to get there, with information on its features and accessibility. We've reserved some rooms at competitive rates in several hotels. And we give details on lunch and refreshments, including for those observing Ramadan.
Climate change action is one of our strategic priorities here at the College, and sustainability is a focus for this year's Conference. We might not always get it perfect, but we explain what we're doing on catering, materials and travel.
Our sponsors and exhibitors
You will be able to meet a wide range of charities and companies at this year's conference - in our Exhibition Hall or through our Conference app (available closer to the event).
And, we continue to welcome enquiries to sponsor or exhibit. This is the perfect opportunity to engage with thousands of delegates from the College membership and wider health community. Just complete our form and we'll get back to you.
For those presenting abstracts and workshops
Last year's event took place in May in Birmingham. As you'll see from our selection of photos, there was a real buzz. We heard inspiring keynotes, learned about innovative research and met old and new friends.
The annual supplement to Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) is now available. This has every abstract accepted for this year's event, listed by specialty group, special interest group or other abstract category. The content is free to access.