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13/12/24
RCP Shield

Regulation of physician associates goes live

The General Medical Council (GMC) has today (Friday 13 December) become the regulator of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs).
News
13/12/24
Hospital Corridor

RCP responds to December 2024 NHSE performance data

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the latest NHSE performance data.
Blog
12/12/24
Social Care 0

From hospital to community: The role of physicians in transforming NHS care

Following the RCP’s submission to the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, RCP officers set out their thoughts on the three ‘shifts’ proposed in the plan: sickness to prevention, hospital to community, and analogue to digital. In this piece, Dr John Dean, RCP clinical vice president, focuses on the hospital to community shift.
News
12/12/24
RCP Shield

Royal College of Physicians responds to CMO Annual Report 2024

The RCP has responded to the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO's) Annual Report, Health in Cities.
Blog
11/12/24
720 × 500 Px

Transforming challenges into opportunities: The success story of North Bristol's clinical fellow programme

As part of our #NextGenPhysicians blog series, Dr Rhiannon Hughes, former RCP chief registrar, and now an acute medicine consultant, shares how she helped transform staffing challenges at North Bristol NHS Trust by creating a clinical fellow programme that offers flexible rotations, professional development time and strong support – turning a recruitment issue into a career development success.
News
10/12/24
Hospital

RCP responds to news that revised NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan will be published in 2025

The RCP has responded to the news that a revised NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) will be published in summer 2025.
News
10/12/24
Patient And Visitor

Royal College of Physicians responds to the Welsh Women’s Health Plan

‘Deeds not words – we need a plan that holds the Welsh government to account,’ says RCP vice president for Wales.
News
09/12/24
Hospital Corridor Doctors

RCP responds to the UK government’s Plan for Change

The RCP has welcomed a commitment from the UK government to reduce NHS treatment delays and has called for ambitious action to bring down waiting lists.
News
06/12/24
Doctors in hospital

RCP responds to ‘A healthier Wales’ refreshed actions

‘We need tangible actions – not just vague promises,’ says RCP vice president for Wales.

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