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Flu vaccination factsheet

Every winter, thousands of children are admitted to hospital with flu. As paediatricians, your support is vital in increasing flu vaccine uptake, and we invite you to share our new factsheet with parents and families.

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Engagement standards

Children and young people have the right to be heard, respected and actively involved in decisions on their health services. Our new standards are designed to help you develop and deliver meaningful opportunities for their engagement.

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IHA delivery standards

An Initial Health Assessment is a statutory appointment for every child or young person entering care in the UK. Guided by eight child-led outcomes, our new standards aim to improve their health and wellbeing.

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Leading the way in children's health

Our ten-year strategy has four goals to support paediatricians' working lives and advocate for a healthier future for children and young people in the UK and internationally.

Our latest annual impact review sets out what we've achieved - together with you, our members, partners and children and young people.

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Latest news and blogs

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Two women outside Palace of Westminster and crowd holding a sign that reads "We treat patients suffering health harms of polluted air every day. It's time to take action on air pollution. #CleanAirDay"

Staff blog

27 November 2025

Reflecting on two years of the RCPCH clean air programme

Our Climate Change Manager, Fliss, shares lessons on pollution, inequality and child health and the collective action that shapes meaningful progress for children and their families.

Media response

26 November 2025

RCPCH responds to 2025 autumn budget

The Chancellor has delivered the budget for 2025 and announced the end of the two-child limit to benefit payments.

Dr Saurabh Patwhardan alongside small icons representing a hospital, a bar chart and a child

Blog

21 November 2025

Why Wales needs a digital revolution in child health

Outdated, fragmented systems are holding back child health services in Wales. It’s time for a digital transformation that puts children first writes RCPCH Wales Health Board Integration lead, Dr Saurabh Patwhardan.

Media response

21 November 2025

RCPCH responds to IPPR’s ‘It takes a village’ report

The Institute for Public Policy Research have published a report detailing the experiences of over 1,500 parents when it comes to their children’s health.

Podcast

19 November 2025

'Leading the way' episode 5: Dreaming big, with Dr Arnab Seal

Arnab's story is ambitious and inspiring: he helped establish a new hospital and introduced a pioneering approach to healthcare in India. What dreams do we hold, and how can we create space to pursue them?