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Membership
Progressing in paediatricsThe summer issue of your Milestones magazine is all about how we evolve as individuals, trainees and consultants, and is packed with opportunities to progress - from tips for your first Tier 2 shifts to achieving specialist status via the Portfolio Pathway.
Apply for a College roleOur current volunteering opportunities are on CSACs, SAS Committee and Less Than Full Time Network. Plus a Senior Theory Examiner, Trainee Reps and two Member Trustees. Apply by Monday 14 July at 12:00! -
Education and careers
Assessment - the rationale for changeWe have begun to review the programme of assessment within the Progress+ curriculum to ensure it is fair and fit for purpose. Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains why. -
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
Engagement in epilepsy servicesOur resources, co-produced with children, young people and families, explain how services can create a listening culture, with easy-to use communication cards, case studies and tips to get started.
Spotlight on the child health workforce in EnglandOur policy briefing sets out our eight principles for change and clear recommendations that will help realise the government鈥檚 ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. -
Key topics
Strengthening children鈥檚 community health servicesMore than 314,000 children and young people in England alone are waiting for community health services, and wait times are getting worse. We outline the evidence and impact, and call for action across the UK. -
News and events
Responding to the NHS 10 Year Health PlanThe UK Government has released its plan for the NHS in England. Over the past months and working alongside members, we've been building the case for children and the child health workforce.
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.
Welcoming the disposable vapes banWe first called on the Government to ban disposable e-cigarettes in June 2023, and the ban as of 1 June now brings the UK one step further towards a smokefree generation. But we must not become complacent.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Keeping you updated with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases as well as advocacy issues such as child protection, with original research reports, commentaries, reviews of clinical and policy issues and evidence reports.
All RCPCH members get free online access to ADC, including the 'flipbook' of the monthly edition, and can also subscribe to the print edition at a reduced cost.
Access ADC and its related journals on the BMJ website
BMJ Paediatrics Open
This open access journal showcases research, clinical reviews and protocols on any aspect of child health from healthcare professionals across the world. It publishes any clinically relevant paper that is ethically and scientifically sound.
RCPCH members get a discount on the publishing charge.