Press office

Our press office helps journalists interested in the RCP's work aimed at improving patient care and reducing illness.

The RCP is patient centred and clinically led, driving improvement in the diagnosis of disease, the care of individual patients and the health of the whole population, both in the UK and around the world.

Its 40,000 members work in hospitals and the community across 30 different medical specialties and range from medical students to retired doctors. The RCP is the oldest medical college in England.

Contact the press office

Contact our press office at media@rcp.ac.uk

For specific media enquiries, please contact:

Hannah Perlin, senior media manager

Nicholas Wesson, senior media manager

Out of hours

The Royal College of Physician offices are open 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday. At other times, and for urgent media enquiries only, please call +44 (0)7896 416409. This number will only normally be answered at weekends and outside of the normal working day.

Press releases

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04/03/26
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RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel highlights modernisation, inclusivity and member voice ahead of new strategy launch

In a recent interview with Healthcare Today, Royal College of Physicians (RCP) president Professor Mumtaz Patel outlined her vision for a more sustainable, inclusive and physician-led healthcare system.
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04/03/26
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Royal College of Physicians welcomes commitment to a timeline for corridor care data publication

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to NHS England’s publication of a data definition for corridor care and a commitment to national monthly reporting from May 2026 following calls from the RCP for a timeline on data publication.
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04/03/26
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‘We risk losing an entire generation of our future physicians if this does not change’: RCP calls for urgent action to support Northern Ireland’s overstretched physician workforce

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a new briefing report calling for urgent, system-wide action to stabilise and support Northern Ireland’s physician workforce, warning that without reform the health service risks losing a generation of future doctors.
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24/02/26
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RCP responds to the government’s announcement widening access to obesity treatments, calling for a long-term treatment strategy and clarity on funding

The government has today announced incentivisation for GPs to prescribe weight loss jabs and weight management services.
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12/02/26
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‘No patient should ever be put through an experience like this’: RCP calls for promised national corridor care figures to be published as long waits in A&E hit record high

The RCP has called on the UK government to set out when it will publish promised data on corridor care, as new NHS England performance figures show sustained pressure on urgent and emergency care services in England.
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10/02/26
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'Early senior clinical input is essential': RCP responds to NHSE standards for care of acutely unwell patients in their first 72 hours in hospital

The RCP has responded to new NHS England standards for care of acutely unwell patients in their first 72 hours in hospital. It was developed in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians, the Society for Acute Medicine and the British Geriatrics Society.
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05/02/26
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RCP responds to the publication of the National Cancer Plan for England

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) welcomes the ambition set out in the National Cancer Plan and its clear focus on prevention, earlier diagnosis, improving survival and supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer. Physicians across the NHS will recognise the scale of the challenge and the urgency of action, particularly after years of missed cancer waiting time standards and widening inequalities in outcomes.
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04/02/26
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RCP warns maternal obesity is an urgent and growing threat to women and babies

The RCP has warned that obesity in women and people of childbearing age is an urgent and growing public health concern in the UK, and that action must be taken to reduce preventable risks to women and babies.
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05/01/26
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RCP welcomes introduction of junk food advertising regulations

Today, the government has introduced Less Healthy Advertising Restrictions, placing restrictions on the advertising and marketing of junk food and drink on television and online.

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