Children represent a significant proportion of primary care consultations in the UK, with up to 25% of general practice interactions involving young patients (Gill and Thompson, 2015). However, the nature of paediatric healthcare needs is evolving, while acute consultations for febrile illnesses remain common, serious bacterial infections are now rare (Wolfe et al 2013). Instead, there is a growing burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity and mental health disorders, which present new challenges for primary care providers (Di Cesare et al 2019; Fitzpatrick et al 2024). The changing spectrum of paediatric health issues demands, in the author’s opinion, that general practitioners (GPs and nurses) receive adequate and specialised training to manage these complexities effectively. This article highlights why specialist paediatric care is such a needed area of care, and spotlights two practitioners who are leading the way in providing high quality paediatric care in the community.