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19/05/25
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Making the case for research: resource kit for doctors

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new resource kit to help doctors make the case for undertaking research alongside their clinical practice.
Policy
15/05/25
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RCP statement on the Government’s Impact Assessment of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new statement in response to the Government’s recent impact assessment of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently going through parliament which seeks to legalise assisted dying.
Position statement
12/05/25
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RCP position statement on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, 9th May 2025

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new position statement in response to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently going through parliament which seeks to legalise assisted dying.
Policy
06/05/25
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Responsibilities within UK physician training

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has developed an infographic setting out the organisations that are responsible for planning and delivering the physician training pathway in the UK.
Policy
16/04/25
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A snapshot of UK doctors: Delivering outpatient care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published new survey findings about experiences of delivering outpatient care. 

Policy
03/04/25
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A snapshot of UK doctors: experiences of health inequalities

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published new survey findings about doctors’ experiences of seeing and treating health inequalities.
Policy
26/02/25
A Snapshot Of UK Doctors Delivering Care In A Temporary Environment

A snapshot of UK doctors: Delivering care in a temporary environment

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published survey findings about doctors’ experiences of delivering care in temporary environments, such as corridors or waiting rooms.
Position statement
20/02/25
Doctor And Patient Holding Hands

RCP principles for an effective, integrated public health system

The RCP has set out new principles for a well-functioning and integrated public health system, developed in collaboration with a number of health and public health organisations and health thinktanks.
Position statement
18/02/25
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Left in the lurch: Royal College of Physicians describes resident doctor recruitment crisis in new statement

As part of our NextGenPhysicians campaign, the RCP has issued an urgent call for the government and the NHS across all four UK nations to address growing competition for doctor training posts by commissioning a four-nation review of postgraduate medical training that considers how doctors will want to learn and work in the future.

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