Continuing Professional Development

All community paediatricians should be registered for CPD with a recognised body. In most cases this will be the RCPCH but for particular individuals, another body may be more appropriate.

RCPCH CPD Scheme

MSc & distance learning Child Health

Across the UK there are several MSc/distance learning courses in Child Health which may be of interest to BACCH members.  (Please note BACCH does not endorse any of the  programmes. They are listed here for information only.)

Brighton & Sussex Medical School - MSc, PGDip, PGCert Paediatrics & Child Health 

Imperial College Centre for Paediatrics & Children Health - MSc & short courses

Sheffield Children's Hospital/BACD - Paediatric Disability Distance Learning 

UCL Institute of Child Health - MSc Paediatrics & Child Health 

Licentiate in Forensic & Legal Medicine

(Route For Experienced Paediatricians Via Prescribed/Equivalent Experience)

This route to the LFFLM is via recognition of prescribed/equivalent experience by accreditation of prior learning and experience in combination with some elements of the current LFFLM (SOM) (c) examination.

Full details on The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine website