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 - 11:00-12:15
Room
Hall 5
Session topic
Clinical: General,
Clinical: Community and public health,
Education and paediatric training,
Research. policy, standards and guidelines
Monday 11 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
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 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
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 - 10:45-12:00
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
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
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 - 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
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
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
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