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26 February 2019
Blog
Obesity
Professor Andrew Goddard discusses why the RCP has called on the government to recognise obesity as a disease.
13 February 2019
News
Digital health
Following the publication of Health Education England's report, The Topol Review, the RCP has called on the health sector to act to ensure its workforce is fully equipped to make the best use of digital advancements.
13 February 2019
Blog
Commentary
Though it is recognised that migration and displacement can act as negative determinants of health for millions of people forced to move, and that migrants often face inequalities and inequities in accessing health services, the momentous global push towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) risks leaving migrants behind. Dr Davide T Mosca recaps the challenging political and policy environment within which efforts are made to advance the migrant health agenda globally.
13 February 2019
News
Hospitals
NHS
Professionalism
Working for health
Wales
Twelve medical organisations have called on the Welsh government and NHS Wales to support trainee doctors to become future medical leaders.
19 February 2019
News
Delivery of care
eHealth
NHS
Responding to the government's announcement that it would be creating a new unit to oversee digital transformation of the health and care system, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard welcomed the ambition to deliver 'coordination and consistency across the NHS'.
27 February 2019
Blog
Delivery of care
Commentary
What are the health and hospital needs of the Traveller community? Does it constitute a separate group at all? Radhika Holmström investigates misconceptions, preconceptions and language.
28 March 2019
News
eHealth
Health informatics
After 16 years of work at the forefront of clinical informatics, the Health Informatics Unit (HIU) will close for business on 29 March 2019.
1 November 2019
News
International
NHS
Workforce
The RCP is marking 10 years of the national Medical Training Initiative (MTI), as research underlines mutual benefits for the NHS and the thousands of doctors from all over the world provided with training opportunities in the UK by the scheme.
6 March 2019
Blog
Neurology
International Women's Day
Women in medicine
In the first of our International Women's Day 2019 blogs, Dr Marieke Dekker discusses her inspirations as a doctor and what drives her as an advocate for better neurological care in East Africa.
4 March 2019
News
NHS
Social care
The RCP has joined a coalition of 15 health organisations in calling on the UK government to create a sustainable social care system in England.