BACCH Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

BACCH ASM 2026 is the British Association for Community Child Health annual scientific meeting, running on 16 and 17 September 2026 at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, with an online attendance option. It is aimed at clinicians, trainees and allied professionals working in community paediatrics and child health. The published programme covers vulnerable populations, neurodevelopment and disability, looked-after children, safeguarding, child health policy, community service design, training and research, with seven named keynote presentations and fourteen workshops across two days. Abstract submissions are now closed after a record number of entries. The meeting includes oral and poster presentation routes, with prizes for the best non-consultant presentation and best poster; the organisers intend to notify submitters by 31 July. Registration remains open: two-day non-member consultant attendance is £380, non-member trainee/SAS/retired/AHP attendance is £205, and member medical student/FY attendance is £75. Virtual non-member tickets are £235 for consultants and £125 for trainee/SAS/retired/AHP delegates. In-person and annual dinner bookings close on 7 September; virtual bookings close on 11 September. CPD accreditation is not stated. Cathays station is 0.3 miles from the venue but has no step-free access; Cardiff Central is 0.9 miles away. The annual dinner is at Hilton Cardiff on 16 September.