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15/03/25
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Gwrando gyda bwriad – Rheol Martha i Gymru

Mis yma, ein blogiwr gwadd Dr Chris Subbe, meddyg ymgynghorol acíwt ym Mangor, sy’n trafod pwysigrwydd ‘gwrando gyda bwriad’ ac a oes angen Rheol Martha yng Nghymru.
Blog
15/03/25
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Listening with intent - Martha's Rule for Wales

This month, our guest blogger is Dr Chris Subbe, an acute consultant physician in Bangor, who discusses the importance of ‘listening with intent’ and whether we need a Martha’s Rule for Wales.
Blog
12/02/25
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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.
Blog
07/02/25
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.
Blog
29/01/25
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.
Blog
28/01/25
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Winter pressures: how do we break down barriers between care systems?

This month RCP vice president for Wales, Dr Hilary Williams, blogs about winter pressures, corridor care and the importance of system-wide change.
Blog
28/01/25
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Pwysau'r gaeaf: sut mae chwalu'r rhwystrau rhwng systemau gofal?

Y mis hwn, mae is-lywydd Coleg Brenhinol y Meddygon ar gyfer Cymru, Dr Hilary Wiliams, yn blogio am bwysau'r gaeaf, gofal mewn coridorau a phwysigrwydd newid ledled y system.
Blog
20/01/25
RCP Shield

From nominations to votes: A look at the past and how you can influence our leadership

Later this month, RCP Council will be asked to approve the list of candidates for the next RCP presidential election. In his latest blog, Dr Omar Mustafa, registrar, discusses the history of college elections and sets out the timeline for the 2025 leadership vote. You can read his first blog on constitutional and governance reform here.
Blog
16/01/25
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From analogue to digital: A vision for the NHS

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, Professor Tom Solomon CBE, Royal College of Physicians academic vice president, focuses on the analogue to digital shift.

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