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News

'Leading the way' episode 10: Leading through advocacy and collaboration, with Kay Tyerman

22 April 2026

In this episode, Jonathan spoke with Dr Kay Tyerman, a paediatric nephrologist, about her vast career and journey to leadership. Kay’s approach to leadership is rooted in advocacy and collaboration, qualities that are essential in shaping effective health systems.

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College Tutors - resources

The College Tutor is the paediatrician responsible for postgraduate medical education in each NHS Trust. They are required to keep up to date with �鶹��ý standards in education and training, including the curriculum, exams and assessments and advise us of new College Tutors. This page signposts t...

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Paediatric training

Event

St David's Day Conference 2026

26 February 2026

Cardiff

Hosted by �鶹��ý 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

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Senedd election 2026

Course

Grand Round webinars 2026-27

11 September 2026

Our fortnightly series of free webinars replicates the 'Grand Round' that takes place in many hospitals, bringing high-quality medical education to paediatricians and child health professionals across the UK. Each 60-minute webinar features expert-led presentations on clinical and professional paedi...

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Public health

Research

Resource

Engagement Academy: our courses on engaging children and young people

We offer a range of online and in-person courses for heath workers so your services can help 0-25 year olds develop and thrive.

Engaging children and young people

Continuing professional development

News

A busy week in the child health world - President's update

3 February 2025

Steve covers lots of topics this week, including applications to ST1, mental health services and data from the new RSV vaccine. He also introduces our Air Pollution Companion and shares recent policy work from the devolved nations.

Document

Air Pollution Companion: Communication toolkit - Talking about air pollution

Having established some basic principles for engaging with CYP and their families, the next step is to apply these to the topic of air pollution. This resource is suitable for any child health professional wanting to improve their confidence communicating about air pollution.

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Air pollution

Document

Specialist, associate specialist and specialty doctors - careers information

Specialist, Associate Specialist and Specialty (SAS) doctors are a diverse group of doctors with a wide range of skills and experience, and form an essential part of the paediatric workforce. This resource covers the need to know about SAS careers in paediatrics, whether you are a current SAS doc...

Paediatric careers

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Volunteering opportunity

Examiners for M�鶹��ý and/or DCH

Medical professionals can apply to become an examiner for M�鶹��ý (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

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...

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Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training