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Consultant

Resource

Thrive Paediatrics: National report 2025

The �� Thrive Paediatrics programme explores how to prioritise the wellbeing of the child health workforce while addressing underlying workplace challenges, with best practice examples, resources and community networks. Our national report, published in December 2025 and available to download bel...

Workforce

Thrive Paediatrics

Wellbeing for health professionals

Course

Talk, Trust Treat: Getting adolescent and young adults health right (in person) - February

13 February 2026

Want to ensure your services and health support are engaging for adolescents and young adults? Not sure how to adapt your approach for the needs of this age range? In this one-day course, you'll gain a greater understanding of the needs and barriers to care for adolescents and young adults.

Engaging children and young people

Adolescent health

Event

St David's Day Conference 2026

26 February 2026

Cardiff

Hosted by �� Wales in partnership with trainees from across Wales, this event offered expert insights, engaging discussions and networking opportunities. Our theme was "Paediatrics and Child Health in the Digital Era" and we heard about innovative projects such as digital growth charts, the Y Ty ...

Digital health

Digital growth charts

Continuing professional development

Senedd election 2026

Volunteering opportunity

Area Officers, England - volunteering opportunities

Closing date

27 April 2026

Represent the views of members in your area, help deliver �� strategy and support our children and young people's engagement programme, �� &Us. Recruiting in London and South of England.

Membership

Leadership

Resource

Initial Health Assessment Delivery Standards

These standards aim to improve children and young people’s experience of initial health assessments (IHAs), their outcomes and their health and wellbeing. They were published by �� in November 2025 and are badged by CoramBAAF.

Safeguarding

Looked after children

Models of care

Course

How to Manage: Gastroenterology (in-person)

27 April 2026

London

This London course provides you with a clinical approach to effectively investigate and manage common gastrointestinal presentations in children and young people.

Area of medicine

Gastroenterology

News

Understanding participation in child health research - complete our survey

6 October 2025

We want to hear from paediatricians across all grades. Our survey takes just two minutes to complete and your responses will help us to understand participation in child health research and any potential barriers - supporting a stronger future for child health.

Document

Preparing for the consultant paediatrician role: Lived experiences, data and recommended actions

The transition from postgraduate doctor in training (PGDiT) to consultant is one of the most significant in a paediatrician’s working life. Whether approaching qualification via run-through training or the Portfolio Pathway, this can be a time of stress and uncertainty. Paediatricians who have ma...

Paediatric careers

Workforce

Resource

Workforce CCT survey reports - archive

We frequently survey paediatricians who have recently completed, or about to complete, their specialist training, capturing information such as their location, grade and number of hours worked. This enabled us to understand the working patterns - and pressures - facing new consultants, and ensure we...

Paediatric careers

Workforce

Volunteering opportunity

Theory Exam Committee: Deputy Theory Lead - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

27 April 2026

We run three theory exams for our membership exam (M��) and Diploma of Child Health. We're recruiting a Deputy Theory Lead to participate in or lead results review meetings, help ensure the exam syllabi reflects the training curriculum, support all stages of any malpractice cases and investigatio...

Examinations