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'A failing system': RCP urges government to fix social care crisis amid surge in delayed discharges

The NHS ‘front door’ will remain in a state of emergency until action is taken to tackle discharge delays, the RCP has warned today.

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Modelling the medical specialty workforce – considerations for the 2025 iteration of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

In this write-up of the RCP medical specialty workforce roundtable in November 2024, Dr Sarah Logan, director of the RCP’s Medical Workforce Unit, sets out the themes around future demand for the medical specialty workforce. These must be considered in the 2025 iteration of the NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan as part of mapping future medical specialty postgraduate places.

Population

Joined-up government action lies at the heart of tackling health inequalities, but the health service must act too

Newly appointed RCP special adviser on population health Dr Chris Packham shares his insights on population health amid the current pressures facing the NHS workforce and why the government must work to address health inequalities.

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RCP appoints special adviser on population health

The Royal College of Physicians has appointed consultant public health physician Dr Chris Packham as special adviser on population health.

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New interim executive leadership appointment announced for March

Tom Baker and Catherine Powell have today been confirmed as the RCP’s interim chief executive from March. This follows the resignation of chief executive Ian Bullock at the end of 2024.

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The voice of medicine: the first RCP snapshot survey of 2025 will help us to advocate for patients and physicians

The RCP has today (Monday 3 February) launched a short snapshot survey asking fellows and members about their recent experiences of working in the NHS, and their views on corridor care, patient safety, outpatient care and health inequalities

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Candidates announced for RCP president, clinical vice president and councillor elections

The RCP is delighted to announce the names of fellows standing for election as president, clinical vice president and councillors in 2025.

Research

RCP responds to report on decline in clinical researchers

The RCP has responded to a new report commissioned by the Office for the Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research on the falling numbers of clinical researchers in the UK.

Tackling Health Inequalities

Commissioning relationships with third sector services requires an urgent reset to reduce long-standing mental health inequalities

The Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) is a coalition of more than 250 organisations, convened by the RCP, which campaigns for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities. This guest blog post by Jeremy Bacon, Third Sector Lead in the policy team at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is part of a series by IHA member organisations.