The 15 members, aged from 12 to 18, are recruited from across the UK and serve for three years, campaigning locally and helping the college in its national role of scrutinising and developing health policy.
Bharti Mepani, children and young people's participation and advocacy manager at the RCPCH describes the panel as invaluable. "They give us more of a real-life perspective," she says. "It is easier to get caught up in the policy and theory, so it helps to have that input direct from young people."
Among the panel's most recent projects has been the development of a report on how the participation of children and young people across the NHS can be more effective.
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