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Ian Parrett announced as new Chief Executive Officer for RCPCH

22 April 2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Parrett as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

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Carl Straw, Interim Executive Director for People & Culture

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Reflecting on two years of the RCPCH clean air programme

27 November 2025

Our Climate Change Manager, Fliss, shares lessons on pollution, inequality and child health and the collective action that shapes meaningful progress for children and their families.

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CEO, Rob Okunnu, to leave the College after nearly seven years

5 November 2025

RCPCH CEO, Rob Okunnu, will be leaving RCPCH at the end of December 2025.

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Voice of the Nation: What helps children and young people to be healthy, happy and well? - 2025

Over the last year, RCPCH &Us have been working with children and young people across the UK to find out what matters to them to improve their health and the services that support them. Over 3000 children and young people have taken part, with a review group looking at the results and drafting a ser...

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Looking back at our journey to becoming a Royal College

23 August 2024

Today is 28 years since the College received its Charter, on 23 August 1996. The road to becoming a Royal College was a long and winding one, beginning in the early years of our predecessor organisation, the British Paediatric Association (BPA). This blog explores how we got there.

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Our new and improved online RCPCH Archive Catalogue is here

16 July 2024

Our historical archive catalogue has been upgraded! Including all College archive records that are publicly accessible, this online tool now has a clearer layout and new ways of searching. We give a taster of what you can find.

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Our #ChoosePaediatrics programme wins a Memcom Excellence Award 2023

9 October 2023

It is with great pleasure to announce that the #ChoosePaediatrics programme has won the Best Engagement or Recruitment Strategy Award 2023.

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CEO update - Summer 2022

6 September 2022

In her latest update, RCPCH Chief Executive Jo Revill shares news with our members that she will be leaving the College.

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Proud to be a voice for change

28 March 2022

As we publish our progress on 'Working for change', our reports on the College’s work in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), we hear from Carlota Navarro Esperse, our EDI Officer, about her experiences and successes on the programme.