�鶹ӰԺ

Consultant

News

An interview with Dr Maanasa Polubothu, winner of the Simon Newell Award 2024

11 March 2025

Each year, with support from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity we offer the Dr Simon Newell Early Independent Researcher Award for excellence in research. Awarding £2,000 to one independent researcher in paediatrics.

Resource

Rota gaps survey findings 2024

According to our UK-wide survey of College members, paediatric services in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are facing rota gaps of over 20%, with Wales services at 11.3%. Tier 2 rotas were generally more impacted than Tier 1 and combined general/neonatal services had the highest gaps. Less th...

Data

Workforce

Volunteering opportunity

MRCPCH Clinical examiner - opportunities for international members

We welcome applicants to this interesting and important opportunity to contribute to MRCPCH clinical exams around the world. We are particularly keen for applications from Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE, where there is a growing need for new examiners. We encourage applications from underr...

Examinations

Resource

Thrive Paediatrics resource hub

Our Thrive Paediatrics programme aims to help members create positive change at work. Our resource hub offers evidence, examples of good practice and stories from paediatricians' lived experience to help you improve both your own wellbeing and that of your colleagues. The Thrive Paediatrics resou...

Thrive Paediatrics

Wellbeing for health professionals

Volunteering opportunity

Clinical examiner for MRCPCH and/or DCH

Medical professionals can apply to become an examiner for MRCPCH (membership exam) and DCH (Diploma of Child Health) clinical examinations. If you are interested in becoming an examiner for either exam, please see below.

Continuing professional development

Examinations

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Resource

Medication safety: Management of the supply of unlicensed liquid medicines to children - recommendations for implementation

NHS England tasked the RCPCH/NPPG Medicines Committee to improve the safety of liquid medicines during the transition from hospital to home care. This follows several serious incidents, including the death of a child due to confusion over liquid morphine strengths. Mistakes can occur because of t...

Drugs and medicines

Patient safety

Volunteering opportunity

START assessors and scenario generators - volunteering opportunities

Support the great work of this trainee assessment. We're looking for enthusiastic paediatric consultants and senior trainees to join our online sessions so we can generate new scenarios on varied clinical and professional themes. Consultants may become START assessors. Both are a great opportunity f...

Continuing professional development

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

Document

Whooping cough - poster and joint statement from RCPCH, RCOG, RCM and RCGP

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and �鶹ӰԺ issue this advice in a joint statement for worried parents and carers and healthcare professionals on...

Community child health

Document

Workforce information - Deep dive on consultant and SAS doctors, Spring 2024

We collate and analyse paediatric workforce and service information in the UK to support members, workforce planners and policy makers. In this first of our 'deep dives' into the data, we review the consultant and SAS doctors workforce, both in headcount and full time equivalent (FTE) working across...

Research

Workforce

Resource

Pregnancy and parenthood - guidance for doctors

We list resources on pregnancy, going back to work, breastfeeding and maternity, paternity and adoption leave. We also have produced our own guidance to support those experiencing pregnancy loss and/or fertility issues.