Raising the future: Our latest edition of Milestones

The spring edition of your membership magazine explores personal and professional development, and how continual learning can equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to better support children, young people and families in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.

Read your Milestones magazine

Your Paediatrics, Your Future

This year we celebrate 30 years of being a Royal College and we're asking members to share their stories: what do you enjoy most about your work and what keeps you going even in those challenging days?

Share your story

On supporting school attendance

An increasing number of children and young people are missing school, and the reasons are complex and multifaceted. What can paediatricians and governments do?

See our position statement

Get your ticket for RCPCH Conference

We're excited to return to Birmingham for this year's conference from 11 to 13 May, on the theme, '30 years of RCPCH: Reflect, celebrate and inspire'. Can you join us?

Find out more and book

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.

Our strategy

Our annual impact review

Latest news and blogs

See all news

Announcement

★

11 March 2026

Your voice matters: Help shape your member experience

We're inviting members and non-members to complete our 2026 membership survey. Your feedback will help us improve how we communicate with you and inform our strategic priorities.

President's update

20 April 2026

Towards our vision of a world where every child is healthy and well - President's update

In this President's update, Steve discusses the Global team's programmes to improve child health worldwide and welcomes our two new Vice Presidents.

Blog

20 April 2026

Investing in child health means investing in Scotland's future

Dr Linsey McVey, RCPCH Trainee Representative for the West of Scotland, speaks about RCPCH Scotland’s manifesto, The Prescription for Change, and outlines why investment in child health must be a priority ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election.

Announcement

17 April 2026

Paediatricians urge political parties to put children first ahead of the Senedd election

170 paediatricians and child health advocates have called on Welsh political party leaders to make the health and wellbeing of babies, children and young people a national priority in the lead up to the Senedd election.

Woman wearing headphones and writing in notebook while looking at a laptop, in a home office environment

Announcement

10 April 2026

ST4 Trainees: Help shape the future MRCPCH Clinical exam

We invite members at ST4 to participate in our second, online pilot of the MRCPCH Clinical in the morning or afternoon of Tuesday 2 June. You'll play a vital role in shaping the future of this exam and the assessment programme, and gain valuable experience and CPD recognition.

President's update

9 April 2026

How you can help shape the sector - President's update

Steve reflects on the growing national conversation surrounding children's digital lives in this blog, and invites members to share their views about online harms. Plus a reminder to complete our membership survey.