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31/05/26
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‘Every missed opportunity to treat tobacco dependence is a missed chance to save a life’: RCP calls for opt-out NHS smoking services on World No Tobacco Day

On World No Tobacco Day, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has renewed its call for opt-out tobacco dependency treatment to be introduced across every NHS setting, warning that without urgent action, smoking will continue to cost thousands of lives and billions of pounds to the UK economy every year.
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29/05/26
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RCP partners with Royal College of Radiologists for the 2nd Annual Global AI Conference

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is proud to partner with the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) for their 2nd Annual Global AI Conference, taking place on 29–30 June 2026. The 2-day event will bring together clinicians from across specialties to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be safely and effectively integrated into clinical practice.
Blog
27/05/26
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Spotlight on local innovation – the chief registrars driving change in Coventry

In this Spotlight on local innovation blog, Dr Dominic Oduro Donkor and Dr Robert Potter share how the RCP Chief Registrar Programme at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW), now in its fourth year, has enabled resident doctors to lead practical improvements to everyday working conditions.
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22/05/26
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RCP publishes summary of May 2026 Council meeting

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Council met in open session in May, bringing together senior officers, elected representatives and invited guests to review progress across the college’s work and discuss key issues affecting physicians and patient care.
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22/05/26
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‘An important step in reflecting the realities of modern training’: RCP puts resident doctor voice at the centre of college work to influence the medical training review

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has nominated resident doctors to contribute to all eight working groups for the latest phase of the medical education and training review (METR), as part of its commitment to shaping the future of postgraduate medical training.
Blog
21/05/26
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Beyond resilience: supporting IMGs in the NHS

In this next generation blog, Dr Latif Raiyan Rahman FRCP reflects on his experience as an international medical graduate (IMG) in the NHS, drawing on both personal insight and research to explore what meaningful support looks like and why it matters for the future of patient care.
News
21/05/26
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A patient safety issue and a matter of national urgency’: RCP urges NHS climate action as heatwave looms and WHO warned of global health emergency

As leading international experts call on the World Health Organization to declare the climate crisis a global public health emergency, and with temperatures forecast to soar across the UK this weekend, the Royal College of Physicians is warning the NHS must urgently prepare for a hotter future.
News
21/05/26
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Inside the latest Commentary: how RCP members are shaping the future of medicine this month

The RCP has published a new edition of Commentary, bringing together fresh perspectives, expert insight and stories from across the physician community.
News
20/05/26
COVID Response

‘The threat of future pandemics remains very real’: RCP responds to new infection specialist workforce report

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to Infection prevention and management in the UK: the infection-specialist workforce, a major new report from a leading group of UK infection specialty organisations.