The news comes amid additional moves by the college and the NSPCC tostandardise training for both paediatricians and GPs.
Most paediatricians learn about child protection on existing courses,while - in line with Lord Laming's recommendations - all healthauthorities are obliged to provide doctors with child protectiontraining.
However, the level of training for paediatricians is "incrediblypatchy", according to Enid Hendry, NSPCC director of training andconsultancy.
"We did a survey to find out where paediatricians are receivingtraining," she explained. "There is a decent standard of training insome areas, but in others there's next to nothing. And it's beenoptional."
All paediatricians will now have to undertake a recognised course at anearly stage of their training. They will also have access to the firstnationally available course on child protection, launched by the collegeand the NSPCC.
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