Educate.
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Engage.
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Healthcare decisions driven by children and young people’s voices

Can you help us improve health services for children and young people like you? Would you like to get involved and make a real difference? Take a look at what RCPCH &Us can offer children and young people.

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In 2025 – 2026

1,622 Children, young people & family volunteers engaged with our work.

2,694 Hours volunteered to help improve children & young people’s health.

204 Engagement sessions conducted online or across the UK.

1153 Health care professionals took part in Engagement Academy sessions and discussions.

Testimonials

Here’s what our volunteers say

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Getting to know other young people with health issues, or interested in making paediatrics better, has made me feel so much less alone in my experiences.

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As someone with asthma and who is also pursuing a career in the NHS contributing to the College’s young people’s projects has helped me in more ways than one! Getting experience from participating in conferences and other events helped loads with my application to medical school and I’ve loved making a difference for people with the same condition as me.