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It's been quite a packed few days!</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/news-events/news/rcpch-conference-2025-highlights-day-1" class="highlights-from-our-conference">Highlights from day 1</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph-type-cta_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="container-fluid paragraph paragraph--type--cta-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="media media-image view-mode-menu-items media-image-10963"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/menu_items/public/2022-03/hospital-corridor-scrubs-shutterstock_421860166.png?itok=D1T2GbTx" width="315" height="157" alt="Health professionals in scrubs walking down hospital corridor" typeof="foaf:Image" title="" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Worried and waiting - one year on</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Last March we had published our analysis of paediatric waiting times for outpatients, inpatients and day cases in paediatrics in Scotland from 2012 to 2023. 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field--item">Workshop insights for 10 Year Health Plan</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Over the past months, we've held workshops with children and young people, members and stakeholders in health research. We've now submitted a summary of the insights to Change NHS in England.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/key-topics/nhs-ten-year-plan/workshop-insights" class="workshop-insights-for-10-year-health-plan">Insights</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph-type-cta_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="container-fluid paragraph paragraph--type--cta-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="media media-image view-mode-menu-items media-image-15574"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/menu_items/public/2024-09/Air-pollution-news.png?itok=ScUrO-gQ" width="315" height="157" alt="Repeated icons - children playing under cloud" title="Air pollution" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Talking about air pollution</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">We want to make conversations between child health professionals and families about about air quality 'business as usual'. Our communication toolkit on our Air Pollution Companion has plenty of advice...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/key-topics/air-pollution/communication" class="talking-about-air-pollution">Toolkit</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mega-menu--item link-6"> <button class="hidden-lg fa fa-angle-down open-arrow" aria-label="Expand"></button> <a href="/news-events" aria-expanded="false" id="megamenu-news-and-events7" aria-controls="megamenu-sub-news-and-events11" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/137">News and events</a> <div class="mega-menu--container"> <div class="field--name-field-mi-blocks field--type-entity-reference-revisions mega-menu--items"> <div class="paragraph-type-submenu_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-submenu-block paragraph--view-mode-default ds-1col clearfix container-fluid"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-submenu field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><nav class="block-submenu-news-events--12"> <h2 class="visually-hidden">Submenu news and events</h2> <ul class="menu menu--main"> <li class="menu-column"><ul> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="/news-events/news"><span>News</span></a> </li> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="/news-events/president-updates"><span>President's updates</span></a> </li> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="/news-events/podcasts"><span>Podcasts</span></a> </li> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="/news-events/events"><span>Events</span></a> </li> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="/news-events/rcpch-conference"><span>RCPCH Conference</span></a> </li> <li class="expanded dropdown"> <a href="https://roombookings.rcpch.ac.uk"><span>Meeting room hire</span></a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-type-cta_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="container-fluid paragraph paragraph--type--cta-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="media media-image view-mode-menu-items media-image-15040"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/menu_items/public/2024-05/steve_turner-org-yellow_1.jpg?itok=9ylXm--0" width="315" height="157" alt="Professor Steve Turner, RCPCH President" title="Professor Steve Turner, RCPCH President" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">From Professor Steve Turner...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">As RCPCH President, Steve shares regular updates with members by email and on this website - such as his regular feature on #WDYCD4Y: What Does Your College Do For You.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/news-events/president-updates" class="from-professor-steve-turner">President's updates</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph-type-cta_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="container-fluid paragraph paragraph--type--cta-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="media media-image view-mode-menu-items media-image-16388"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/menu_items/public/2025-03/sgb-23375_welcome_sign_on_building_for_rcpch_conference_2025.jpg?itok=0dCfTAx4" width="315" height="157" alt="Sign on building: Welcome RCPCH Conference 2025" title="Sign on building: Welcome RCPCH Conference 2025" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Highlights from our conference</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">We've had so many inspiring sessions, engaging discussions and opportunities to connect with colleagues in Glasgow, and online. It's been quite a packed few days!</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/news-events/news/rcpch-conference-2025-highlights-day-1" class="highlights-from-our-conference">Highlights from day 1</a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paragraph-type-cta_block col-sm-3 mega-menu--item"><div class="container-fluid paragraph paragraph--type--cta-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="container"> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="media media-image view-mode-menu-items media-image-10963"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/menu_items/public/2022-03/hospital-corridor-scrubs-shutterstock_421860166.png?itok=D1T2GbTx" width="315" height="157" alt="Health professionals in scrubs walking down hospital corridor" typeof="foaf:Image" title="" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Worried and waiting - one year on</div> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-introduction field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Last March we had published our analysis of paediatric waiting times for outpatients, inpatients and day cases in paediatrics in Scotland from 2012 to 2023. One year on, we examine new data...</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctab-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/resources/worried-and-waiting-scotland-one-year-on" class="worried-and-waiting---one-year-on">Our briefing</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </nav> </div> </header> <div id="content-top" class="top-container"> <div class="container"> <div class="region region-content-top"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-container content-container"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <section class="main-content-column col-md-8 col-sm-12"> <div id="main-content"></div> <div class="region region-content"> <h1 class="page-header">Cancer</h1> <div class="views-element-container form-group"><div class="view view-taxonomy-term view-id-taxonomy_term view-display-id-page_1 js-view-dom-id-ff8d94cd6073b05e8f733c06bda0bb30dfda9ffbe6799a2cd131b3229a59938c"> <div class="view-header"> <div about="/topic/cancer"> </div> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser "> <div class="type"> <div class="field field--name-bundle-fieldnode field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">Basic page</div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/education-careers/apply-paediatrics/sub-specialties/oncology" hreflang="en">Paediatric oncology - sub-specialty</a> </h2> <div class="body"> Paediatric oncologists have specialist expertise in managing children with cancer. This page is for those exploring, applying to or already in this sub-specialty training programme! We have insights from current specialists on what it's like working in paediatric oncology, opportunities to try ou... </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/oncology" hreflang="en">Oncology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/cancer" hreflang="en">Cancer</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser image-attached"> <div class="image"> </div> <div class="type"> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group - Little Princess Trust New Ideas Grants [CLOSED] </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-external-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.cclg.org.uk/research/cclg-grants/LPT-new-ideas" target="_blank">https://www.cclg.org.uk/research/cclg-grants/LPT-new-ideas</a></div> <div class="body"> To help researchers generate high-quality preliminary data, or to demonstrate the validity of a hypothesis/study, and to advance innovative and novel ideas with the potential to transform the treatment of children and young people’s cancer. </div> <div class="infos infos-bottom"> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-award-programme-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Award programme/theme</div> <div class="field--item">Project grant</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-funding-amount-range field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Funding amount range</div> <div class="field--item">£100,001 to £250,000</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-maximum-duration field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Maximum duration</div> <div class="field--item">3 years</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-vo-closing-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Submission deadline</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2024-10-16T16:00:00Z">16 October 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser "> <div class="type"> <div class="field field--name-bundle-fieldnode field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">News</div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news-events/news/uk-danger-failing-generation-children-young-people-says-new-report" hreflang="en">UK in danger of failing a generation of children and young people, says new report</a> </h2> <div class="infos"> <div class="field field--name-node-post-date field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">4 March 2020</div> </div> <div class="body"> The RCPCH has today published State of Child Health 2020, the largest ever compilation of data on the health of babies, children and young people across all four UK nations. The report shows that for many measures of children’s health and wellbeing, progress has stalled, or is in reverse – something... </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="field field--name-news-terms field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="views-element-container form-group"><div class="view view-node-terms view-id-node_terms view-display-id-news_terms js-view-dom-id-3fb747f50b0f9d21540f6ea05962947921e56889b6a091207c3c201581bfbcd0"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/adolescent-health" hreflang="en">Adolescent health</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/asthma" hreflang="en">Asthma</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/cancer" hreflang="en">Cancer</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/diabetes" hreflang="en">Diabetes</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/epilepsy" hreflang="en">Epilepsy</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/health-policy" hreflang="en">Health policy</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/infant-health" hreflang="en">Infant health</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/learning-disability-or-learning-difficulty" hreflang="en">Learning disability or learning difficulty</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-type/media-response" hreflang="en">Media response</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/public-health" hreflang="en">Public health</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/quality-improvement" hreflang="en">Quality improvement</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/workforce" hreflang="en">Workforce</a></span></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser "> <div class="type"> <div class="field field--name-bundle-fieldnode field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">News</div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news-events/news/rcpch-responds-professor-sir-mike-richards-review-childrens-cancer-services" hreflang="en">RCPCH responds to Professor Sir Mike Richards' review of children’s cancer services in England</a> </h2> <div class="infos"> <div class="field field--name-node-post-date field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">31 January 2020</div> </div> <div class="body"> The review was commissioned by the Chief Executive of NHS England to assist its Board in the evaluation of responses to a consultation undertaken in summer 2019 relating to a new draft service specification for children’s cancers. </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="field field--name-news-terms field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="views-element-container form-group"><div class="view view-node-terms view-id-node_terms view-display-id-news_terms js-view-dom-id-dd731aacd297cf949b1628321cd2d8138c23f150fd2fd3072bb5fceb600df565"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/ambulance-services" hreflang="en">Ambulance services</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/cancer" hreflang="en">Cancer</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/integrated-care" hreflang="en">Integrated care</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/invited-reviews" hreflang="en">Invited reviews</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news-type/media-response" hreflang="en">Media response</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/oncology" hreflang="en">Oncology</a></span></div></li> <li><div class="views-field views-field-name"><span class="field-content"><a href="/topic/service-planning" hreflang="en">Service planning</a></span></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser image-attached"> <div class="image"> </div> <div class="type"> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> Solving Kids' Cancer UK - Competitive Funding Calls [CLOSED] </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-external-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk/research-funding-award-process" target="_blank">https://www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk/research-funding-award-process</a></div> <div class="body"> Funds research, which proactively drives forward the development of more, better and less toxic treatment options, bringing them to the UK and Ireland for children fighting neuroblastoma. </div> <div class="infos infos-bottom"> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-funding-amount-range field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Funding amount range</div> <div class="field--item">Over £500,000</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser image-attached"> <div class="image"> </div> <div class="type"> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> BMA Foundation - Medical Research Grants (Various) </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-external-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="http://www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-categories/" target="_blank">http://www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk/grant-categories/</a></div> <div class="body"> Provide funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research. </div> <div class="infos infos-bottom"> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-award-programme-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Award programme/theme</div> <div class="field--item">Project grant</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-funding-amount-range field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Funding amount range</div> <div class="field--item">£50,001 to £100,000</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-rfo-maximum-duration field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Maximum duration</div> <div class="field--item">3 years</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-vo-closing-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Submission deadline</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2025-03-16T00:00:00Z">16 March 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser "> <div class="type"> <div class="field field--name-bundle-fieldnode field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">Resource</div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/resources/childrens-cancer-services-england-consultation-response" hreflang="en">Children’s Cancer Services in England – consultation response</a> </h2> <div class="body"> In 2019 we responded to NHS England’s consultation on cancer services for children, teenagers and young adults. While we welcomed the direction of travel we identified a number of areas for improvement. </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="field field--name-field-sh-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/oncology" hreflang="en">Oncology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/cancer" hreflang="en">Cancer</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/health-policy" hreflang="en">Health policy</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/service-design" hreflang="en">Service design</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/topic/service-planning" hreflang="en">Service planning</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="content-listing-card teaser "> <div class="type"> <div class="field field--name-bundle-fieldnode field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">News</div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news-events/news/rcpch-responds-new-research-linking-childhood-weight-height-renal-cancer" hreflang="en">RCPCH responds to new research linking childhood weight and height to renal cancer</a> </h2> <div class="infos"> <div class="field field--name-node-post-date field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item">29 April 2019</div> </div> <div class="body"> At the European Congress on Obesity, which is being held in Glasgow this week, research will be presented about the associations between childhood body size and the risk of renal cancer. 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