Every child thriving: our manifesto for the Northern Ireland election

We set out a clear and achievable roadmap for the next Executive to advance child health. With insights from both paediatricians and children and young people, we call for investment in the workforce, data, child health services and prevention.

Read our manifesto

Your workshop at RCPCH Conference

We invite workshop proposals from across the healthcare sector and beyond for workshops for RCPCH Conference in Liverpool, taking place from 19 to 21 May. The theme is 'Science meets practice'.

Submit your proposal by Sunday

Get involved with your College

We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities now open for applications, covering theory and clinical exams, specialty training, digital healthcare, medicines and more.

Explore our volunteering opportunities

Report from our survey on later careers

We surveyed paediatric doctors aged 55 and over to understand the changing nature of their work. Our report highlights the impact of these later career transitions on out-of-hours working, job plans and non-clinical activities.

Read later careers report

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

Press release

7 September 2026

Children’s health in Northern Ireland in ‘shocking decline’ warn paediatricians

Children in Northern Ireland are experiencing worsening outcomes in areas such as obesity, mental health, asthma and even infant mortality.

Blog

7 September 2026

An interview with Dr Thomas Isaac, inaugural winner of the Williams Syndrome Cooper Bursary 2025

In 2025, we launched the Williams Syndrome Cooper Bursary, a new research award established in collaboration with the Williams Syndrome Foundation. The bursary recognises the best scientific paper relating to paediatric learning disability that has been published or accepted for publication within t...

Media response

3 September 2026

RCPCH responds to Scottish Programme for Government 2026 to 2031

This Programme for Government sets out the Scottish Government's agenda for the next five years, supported by annual delivery plans to monitor progress and implementation.

Press release

3 September 2026

RCPCH and leading health organisations ask MPs to back the Babies Bill

Ahead of the Infants, Parents and Carers (Babies) Bill second reading tomorrow, 4 September, healthcare professionals are asking MPs to support the Bill and champion the role of health in the first 1,001 days.

Dr Saras Hosdurga on purple tint background

Blog

3 September 2026

Building strong foundations in the first 1,001 days: The new "Babies Bill"

Tomorrow, MPs will debate a new Bill in the House of Commons that seeks to protect in law the services provided for infants, parents and carers. In this blog, RCPCH's Early Years Clinical Lead, Dr Saras Hosdurga, explains why the College is calling on MPs to support the Bill, and what more is needed...

Press release

2 September 2026

Sharp rise in children as young as six attending A&E in mental health crisis, RCPCH analysis reveals

New analysis by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) reveals an unacceptable rise in the number of children and young people attending Emergency Departments in England with mental health concerns, with the sharpest increase amongst children between six and nine.