The Youth Narrative

A youth narrative table showcasing the work young people have done

The Youth Narrative is our youth communications group – formed of young people keen on using different forms of communication to share children and young people’s thoughts and views on healthcare issues. They meet regularly online to write articles and reviews for Milestones (the RCPCH Members quarterly magazine for paediatricians), and blogs and testimonials for this website. They also help create storylines and scripts for videos and podcasts, and contribute to external research papers and article writing. RCPCH &Us even has its own podcast channel, with podcasts including ‘My condition &…going beyond the clinical’ and ‘Engagement Done Well’.

They choose topics to write about they feel are important and current, and on which they have strong views to share. In Winter 2025, to celebrate RCPCH &Us turning 10, The Youth Narrative did a takeover edition of Milestones, with ten pages of articles written by young people including a pictorial 10 year history, and an interview with the College President. They even designed the front cover! To read these and other articles The Youth Narrative have contributed to Milestones see below.

Milestones Winter 2025 Takeover Edition: Celebrating 10 years of RCPCH &Us

Cover picture designed by the group (2.4MB pdf) 10 years of RCPCH &Us history roadmap (955.6KB pdf) Staff spotlight interview (131.1KB pdf) RCPCH celebrates with a royal visit (281.6KB pdf) Getting the message across with art (181.5KB pdf) Rights matter (181.5KB pdf) Parliamentary round up (364.5KB pdf) Starter for ten interview with the president (203.3KB pdf) RCPCH &Us Reviews (365.6KB pdf)

Other articles by our young people featured in Milestones over recent years.

Moving On. Autumn 2026 (507.0KB pdf) Navigating the healthcare system. Summer 2026 (134.2KB pdf) Health literacy. Spring 2026 (76.0KB pdf) Spin the wheel, share your expertise. Autumn 2025 (248.7KB) Getting together in Glasgow. Summer 2025 (365.3KB) What do you know about children's rights? Spring 2025 (173.9KB) Our perspective on the blueprint for transforming child health services. Winter 2024 (243.5KB) Transition: a process or a period of changing. Autumn 2024 (175.9KB) Looking to the future. Summer 2024 (215.4KB)