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Charting a new course: navigating constitutional and governance reform at the RCP

As nominations open to elect the next president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Dr Omar Mustafa, registrar, reflects on the history of constitutional and governance reform at the college and outlines plans to modernise how we work in an ever – changing world.

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Chief executive Dr Ian Bullock to leave the RCP after 15 years of leadership

RCP chief executive Dr Ian Bullock has announced that he will leave the college in March 2025 for a new role in the charity sector.

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Royal College of Physicians welcomes introduction of Tobacco and Vapes Bill

The RCP has welcomed the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will introduce reforms to phase out smoking entirely.

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RCP welcomes leading doctors to Harveian Oration and dinner

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) welcomed fellows, members and guests to the 2024 Harveian Oration, given by Professor Avan Aihie Sayer.

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Enhancing population health at the Royal College of Physicians

As her tenure comes to an end, Professor Carol Brayne reflects on the work that she’s been involved in and the achievements that she has supported since taking up post as the RCP’s special adviser on population health.

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Royal College of Physicians responds to Autumn Budget 2024

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the Autumn Budget 2024.

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Optimising EPR usability: Reducing risk, burden and variability in NHS digital systems

Dr Anne Kinderlerer, digital health clinical lead at the RCP, exposes the ways in which usability issues in NHS electronic patient records (EPRs) increase the burden on staff and increase risks for patients. She urges clinicians to complete NHSE’s national EPR usability survey to build the case for better implementation.

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Inequalities in Health Alliance marks fourth anniversary since launch

The Inequalities in Health Alliance, convened by the RCP and comprising over 250 organisations campaigning for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities, celebrates its fourth anniversary.

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RCP and other health leaders call for Public Accounts Committee to re-open inquiry into NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP), alongside other leading health bodies, has written to the new chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) calling for the committee to re-open its inquiry into NHS England’s modelling for the Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP).