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Policy statement
11/11/25
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RCP response to the government’s consultation on the 10 Year Workforce Plan

The RCP has submitted a response to the government’s consultation on the 10 Year Workforce Plan for England calling for investment in the medical workforce, an expansion of specialty training places and stronger measures on retention.
Policy
11/11/25
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The voice of physicians: RCP emerging themes report 2025

The RCP has published an emerging themes report covering October 2024–September 2025, revealing that doctors across the UK are delivering high-quality care under unrelenting pressure.
Policy statement
10/11/25
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National survey of consultant physicians shows doctors are under growing pressure across the NHS

The 2025 Focus on Physicians survey was conducted jointly by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE). It ran from 12 March to 2 June 2025 with 2,038 responses from consultant physicians across the UK.
Position statement
20/10/25
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Confronting corridor care: guidance for physicians

The RCP has updated its guidance to support physicians delivering inpatient care in both permanent and temporary environments, recognising that corridor care is now a reality for many frontline clinicians.
Position statement
14/10/25
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The voice of our next generation: the results of our 2025 national survey of resident doctors

Authors: Dr Hatty Douthwaite, Dr Muhammad Shamsher Ahmed, Dr Mercy Ariyo, Dr Bhagya Arun and Dr Hannah Parker. With thanks to: Dr Paul Dilworth and Dr Sarah Logan.
Policy
18/09/25
Welsh Senedd

The road to recovery – an RCP manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published its manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election, calling on all political parties to commit to urgent action to address the medical workforce crisis, tackle health inequalities and fix social care in Wales.
Position statement
08/08/25
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RCP position statement on palliative and end-of-life care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new policy position on end-of-life and palliative care.
Position statement
09/07/25
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Royal College of Physicians’ position statement on obesity

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published an updated policy position on obesity in light of emerging therapies and following the RCP’s endorsement of the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission on Clinical Obesity.
Policy
09/07/25
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Snapshot of UK physicians: obesity, smoking and alcohol harm

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published new survey findings about doctors’ experiences of seeing obesity, smoking and alcohol harms and their impacts on patients and clinical treatment.

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