Morning plenary with Dr Sami Timimi: What lies behind the mental health crisis in our young
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity
This event is for healthcare professionals only. It is approved for CPD (continuing professional development) in accordance with the current RCPCH CPD guidelines. We'll email all delegates a certificate of attendance within four weeks of the conference.
The event is supported by industry sponsorship, including pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Sponsors have no influence over the agenda or the selection of speakers, except for sponsored sessions which will be clearly labelled in the programme. See confirmed sponsors and exhibitors
Monday 11 May 2026 - 08:45-10:15
Monday 11 May 2026 - 10:15-11:00
Morning break: Exhibition, posters and sponsored symposiums
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Monday 11 May 2026 - 11:00-12:15
Children Not Numbers: Providing healthcare under conflict in Gaza
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate
Neighbourhood health for children: Getting started and doing it really well / Training paediatricians for the future: Working in integrated neighourhood teams
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Education and paediatric training,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Explore our archives: History of RCPCH / Children and young people's engagement
Room
Hall 6A
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday
Build your advocacy skills with the RCPCH Policy and External Affairs team
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Embedding anti-racism in paediatric medical education: From theory to practice education
Room
Hall 7A
Session topic
Education and paediatric training
Working together: Family engagement to prevent and address harm
Room
Hall 7B
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Changing the story: Decolonising child health in UK and globally
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
The state of adolescent health: Insights from Bradford's Age of Wonder
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Thirty years of change: Has it been too much for young people?
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity
Sustainable paediatric prescribing: Beyond the prescription pad
Room
Hall 10A
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: General,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Communicating for change: How to write and disseminate good science and policy
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
How to engage young people: Emotional support skills
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity
Monday 11 May 2026 - 11:30-12:15
We've got a toolkit for you! Tips, tools and resources on engaging with children and young people to shape services
Room
Hall 6A
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,
RCPCH session
Monday 11 May 2026 - 12:15-13:45
Lunch for Senior Members, Senior Fellows and Honorary Fellows
Session topic
Networking,
Social and wellbeing
Lunch, exhibition and posters
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Monday 11 May 2026 - 12:30-13:15
Makaton for medics: Learn signs and principles for inclusive communication
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Choir session
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Monday 11 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM)
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM)and Neonatal Society and Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG)
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: Neonatal and perinatal,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology
Room
Hall 7B
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine (APPM) and British Inherited Metabolic Disease Group (BIMDG)
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
George Still Forum – ADHD and related neurodevelopmental disorder group
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity,
Clinical: Sub-specialty
British Academy of Childhood Disability (BACD), British Paediatric Respiratory Society and Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Sub-specialty
British Society for the History of Paediatrics and Child Health
Room
Hall 10A
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: Hot topics
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General
British Association of General Paediatrics (BAGP), General and Adolescent Paediatric Research in the United Kingdom (GAPRUKI) and British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (BAPA)
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Monday 11 May 2026 - 16:00-16:45
Afternoon break: Exhibition, posters and sponsored symposiums
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Monday 11 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00
Afternoon plenary: Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture with Mr Justice Williams
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
Monday 11 May 2026 - 18:00-19:00
Welcome drinks reception
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking,
Social and wellbeing
Monday 11 May 2026 - 18:30-19:30
Trainee drinks reception
Session topic
Networking,
Social and wellbeing
Monday 11 May 2026 - 19:00-22:00
British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin - Gala dinner
Session topic
Networking,
Social and wellbeing
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 07:00-07:45
Morning Yoga
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Social run with Dr David Evans
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Justice for children, families and colleagues: Essential medico-legal skills for all
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
The review of assessments within Progress+
Room
Hall 6A
Session topic
Education and paediatric training,
RCPCH session
Meet the nations' officers
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Prayerful paediatrics
Room
Hall 7 (combined)
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Everything you didn't know that you don't know about LGBTQIA: Inclusive family care!
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Joy in work
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
From clinical questions to publication: A practical research journey
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Does my child have POTS? The basics of diagnosis and management
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: General
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 08:30-10:00
Morning plenary with Professor Sonia Saxena: Integration and innovation for future child health: a perspective from primary care
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 10:00-10:45
Morning break: Exhibition, posters and sponsored symposiums
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 10:45-11:15
Subconjunctival haemorrhage in infants
Room
Hall 6A
Session topic
Clinical: General
Calling for Clean Air: the power of paediatric advocacy in low and middle income countries
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
RCPCH session
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 10:45-12:00
Early child development: The next wave in global child health
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Transition from neonatal to paediatric care for babies with complex healthcare needs: Making it better for everyone
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Neonatal and perinatal
Whose power? Co-production essentials for clinicians unlocking voices, unlocking change
Room
Hall 7 (combined)
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play
Facing the future: Using standards to drive improvements in child health
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Clinical standards and guidelines
Clinical Guideline development: Formal consensus methodology
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Getting it right first time: Redesigning outpatient services for better, faster care
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Adultification uncovered: Empowering healthcare workers through recognition, advocacy, and action
Room
Hall 10A
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Bridging the gap: Co-designing local inclusive gender and adolescent health services
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Empowering the future: Advancing autism training for today and tomorrow's professionals
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 11:15-12:00
Digital paediatrics in practice: Tools, skills and pathways
Room
Hall 6A
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
RCPCH session
Flexible working
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
Education and paediatric training,
RCPCH session
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 12:15-13:45
Lunch, exhibition and posters
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 12:30-13:15
Choir session
Room
Hall 6B
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 12:30-13:30
Makaton for medics: Learn signs and principles for inclusive communication
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
World Patient Safety Day Goals - lunchtime session
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), British Association of Child and Adolescent Public Health (BACAPH) and Climate Change Member Reference Group
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: Community and public health
Paediatric Educators' Special Interest Group
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Education and paediatric training
Trainee Committee
Room
Hall 7A
Session topic
Education and paediatric training
British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) and Paediatric Mental Health Association
Room
Hall 7B
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity,
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Association of Child Death Review Professionals (ACDRP), Genomics Working Group and Paediatric Medicolegal Group (PMLG)
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Sub-specialty,
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
British Society of Haematology and Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
International Child Health Group and Young People's Health Special Interest Group
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Paediatricians with Expertise in Cardiology Special Interest Group
Room
Hall 10A
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Designing and delivering outstanding health services for children and young people
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 14:00-16:00
#ChoosePaediatrics: with Tony Jackson memorial prize
Room
Hall 6 (Combined)
Session topic
Education and paediatric training
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 16:00-16:45
Afternoon break: Exhibition, posters and sponsored symposiums
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 16:45-18:00
Afternoon plenary with Dr Nick Brown: Adapting to an ecosystem in flux: Archives at 100
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 19:00-23:59
30th birthday conference dinner
Room
Hall 4
Session topic
Networking,
Social and wellbeing
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 07:00-07:45
Morning yoga
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:00-08:30
Beyond words: Unlocking children's voices in child protection with co-designed communication toolkits
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play
Embedding play in paediatric practice - Starlight
Room
Hall 6 (Combined)
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play
Keeping up with the evidence
Room
Hall 7 (combined)
Session topic
RCPCH session,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Co-producing with families of CMC: Empowering solutions for patient and carer training
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play
Joy in work
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
A Trusts model of care for managing refugee children from Gaza
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate
RCPCH CYP Team: Engagement mentoring with young people and parents/carers
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Engagement, CYP, advocacy and play,
RCPCH session
Health equity in action: Lessons from children's hospitals in the USA
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Big picture: Global, sustainability and climate,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 08:30-10:00
Morning plenary, with Professor Alan Emond and Dr Peter Davis
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
History and RCPCH birthday,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 10:00-10:45
Morning break: Exhibition, posters and sponsored symposiums
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 10:45-13:00
British Paediatric Allergy Immunity and Infection Group
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Child Protection Special Interest Group and Child Protection Standing Committee
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
British Society for Rheumatology and British Association for Paediatric Nephrology (BAPN)
Room
Hall 8A
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Ethics and Law Advisory Committee (10.45 - 12.00)
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Medicolegal, safeguarding, ethics and law
RCPCH - Mental health (12.00 - 13.00)
Room
Hall 8B
Session topic
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity,
RCPCH session
Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS)
Room
Hall 9
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
British Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition and British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS)
Room
Hall 10B
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
British Paediatric and Adolescent Bone Group and British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Room
Hall 11
Session topic
Clinical: Sub-specialty
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 13:00-14:00
Lunch, exhibition and posters
Room
Hall 3
Session topic
Networking
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 13:15-13:45
Choir session
Room
Hall 6 (Combined)
Session topic
Social and wellbeing
Wednesday 13 May 2026 - 14:00-15:30
Should paediatric care extend to all children and young people at least until their 18th birthday?
Room
Hall 1
Session topic
Clinical: Community and public health,
Clinical: General,
Health service delivery, management, patient safety, QI, EDI, prescribing and technology,
History and RCPCH birthday