RCPCH and Us

RCPCH and Us RCPCH & Us is a platform run by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health for children, young

Embodying the patient voice & Us is a platform for children, young people, parents, carers and families to join The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in improving child health. With a whole host of ways for people to share their views and experiences we will ensure the patient voice is at the heart of our work. Whether you’re a child, young person, parent, carer, teacher or healthcare professional we’ve got plenty of ways for you to get involved in promoting patient engagement and improving healthcare for young patients.

Today, some of our amazing Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates joined the Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK Conference! They spoke about how i...
22/09/2025

Today, some of our amazing Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates joined the Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK Conference! They spoke about how important it is for all children and young people to get the right mental health support—especially those living with long-term health conditions like epilepsy.

They also highlighted that improving mental health care means working together—bringing professionals and young people with real-life experience into the conversation. That teamwork is key to making epilepsy care better for children and young people across England and Wales.

We're supporting ! The team at RCPCH and us challenge you to make one small change in your daily life that will make a ...
02/09/2025

We're supporting ! The team at RCPCH and us challenge you to make one small change in your daily life that will make a big impact on the amount of waste you produce.

We've popped our top 5 suggestions below, let us know how you get on with them!

💧Carry a reusable water bottle or coffee cup with you to work, school or college
💻Declutter digitally - spend an hour this week unsubscribing from unwanted emails and deleting the ones you've finished with
🧰Pop a reusable shopping bag into your rucksack or handbag for those unplanned shopping trips!
🥗Make lunch from yesterday's leftovers rather than throwing away the food that wasn't eaten
🧺Hang a bag on the back of the bathroom door to put empty shampoo and toothpaste containers in to recycle rather than putting them into the bin

Don't forget to leave a comment 👇if you have any tips on how we can all reduce our waste. We'll be posting the best ones on Friday as draws to a close.

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Ahead of the RCPCH &Us team have found out what matters to over 3000 children and young people in 2024/25, around impr...
12/08/2025

Ahead of the RCPCH &Us team have found out what matters to over 3000 children and young people in 2024/25, around improving physical and mental health.

The aim was to ensure their voices were heard and made a difference to decision makers responsible for child health across the UK.

To read about what matters to children and young people: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/voice-of-the-nation-2025

Today is the final day to nominate amazing individuals, groups, services, or organizations in England or Wales who are m...
30/06/2025

Today is the final day to nominate amazing individuals, groups, services, or organizations in England or Wales who are making a difference for children with epilepsy!

Nominate them for the Epilepsy12 Youth Legacy Award! Nominate here: https://forms.office.com/e/yfSULGMpMk

Do you know a young person interested in health and looking for things to do this summer? RCPCH &Us have a bumper summ...
26/06/2025

Do you know a young person interested in health and looking for things to do this summer?

RCPCH &Us have a bumper summer programme of volunteer opportunities lined up for children & young people interested in getting their voices heard in health settings. Whether they’re interested in podcasting, event planning, writing articles on health, finding out more about different conditions or have a keen eye for what’s needed when it comes to supporting doctors to engage with young people, we have an opportunity for them!

Expression of Interest Form: https://forms.office.com/e/J8ek2UtBPB

Note all opportunities are available in person and online. We may need to restrict the number of in-person places at some events if there is high demand.

🌟 Know a Hero in the Epilepsy Community? 🌟Do you know any amazing individuals, groups, services, or organizations in Eng...
18/06/2025

🌟 Know a Hero in the Epilepsy Community? 🌟

Do you know any amazing individuals, groups, services, or organizations in England or Wales who are making a difference for children with epilepsy? Nominate them for the Epilepsy12 Youth Legacy Award! 🏆

Let's celebrate their incredible work and share their inspiring stories. Nominations are open until 30th June 2025. Don't miss out!

👉 Nominate here: https://forms.office.com/e/yfSULGMpMk

Feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested!

As May comes to an end and we move between to , we wanted to share some exciting new resources, created by lots of ...
31/05/2025

As May comes to an end and we move between to , we wanted to share some exciting new resources, created by lots of with experience - children, young people, families, nurses, doctors, youth workers and more!



The year long project looked at how to support children and young people's voice in epilepsy clinics and in strategic decision making, using the of participation. Hospitals took part, working with children, young people and families locally to create change as well as sessions taking place nationally.

The new resource looks at
💡 children, young people and family engagement through the Lundy Model
💡 how to get started with engagement projects
💡 provides new worksheets, card decks and resources to use in clinics, group work or at home with children and young people
💡 explores space, voice, audience and influence in engagement projects
💡 shares tips, hopes, ideas and case studies from children, young people, families and services

Whilst for epilepsy services, all the learning is transferable. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has got involved over the last 12 months, you have inspired us every week!

Find out more at https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/engaging-children-young-people/epilepsy-project-about and check out all of the new resources!

Do you know individuals, groups, services, or organisations in England or Wales supporting children on their epilepsy jo...
30/05/2025

Do you know individuals, groups, services, or organisations in England or Wales supporting children on their epilepsy journey through learning from their experiences? Nominate them for the Epilepsy12 Youth Legacy Award! Nominations close on 30th June 2025. - https://forms.office.com/e/yfSULGMpMk

30/05/2025

This , our Experts by Experience on the Epilepsy Programme Board are making a real difference! Find out how they’re driving positive change in epilepsy care and championing the needs of the epilepsy community across all four nations.

28/04/2025

As part of our celebrations, hear from one of our volunteers on what volunteering with Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health means to them, why they are proud to volunteer, and their favourite new skill 🐮

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The Children and Young People’s Engagement Team at the College works to ensure that the voice of children, young people and families is making a difference in child health and healthcare for young patients. We actively seek and share the views of children, young people and families to influence and shape policy and practice. With a whole host of ways for people to share their views and experiences we will ensure the patient voice is at the heart of our work. Whether you’re a child, young person, parent, carer, teacher or healthcare professional we’ve got plenty of ways for you to get involved in promoting youth engagement and improving child health across the UK. Add your voice today and make a change - click on the ‘Sign Up’ button on our page.