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25/04/26
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'Patients should always be clear about who is providing their care and what training they have received’: RCP statement on the role of advanced practitioners in the NHS

The RCP has issued a statement on the role of advanced practitioners in the NHS.
News
24/04/26
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RCP appoints new clinical lead for outpatients

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has appointed Dr Ash Sharma as clinical lead for outpatients.
News
24/04/26
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RCP responds to Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill falling

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to news that the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will not progress any further in its parliamentary journey having concluded its final scheduled debate.
News
22/04/26
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Senior doctors could face rising  demand under planned care advice reforms without dedicated time in job plans, warns  the RCP

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to new NHS England figures showing a rapidly growing number of Advice and Guidance requests reiterating calls for dedicated time in senior doctor job plans.
News
21/04/26
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RCP and ABCD launch new consultant development programme for diabetes specialists

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is now working in collaboration with the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) to deliver a consultant development programme tailored specifically to diabetes specialists.
News
20/04/26
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'Talent is not the preserve of the privileged and neither should medicine be': RCP welcomes government measures to widen access to medical careers

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has welcomed the government's announcement of a comprehensive package of measures to widen access to medical careers for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
News
16/04/26
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RCP responds to NHS England performance statistics showing busiest month for A&E attendances

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to new figures showing that March 2026 was the busiest month ever for Accident and Emergency attendances in England.
News
14/04/26
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‘Every patient deserves to benefit from advances in cancer care’: RCP responds to The King’s Fund long read on innovation in cancer services

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to The King’s Fund long read, Delivering the National Cancer Plan: what will it take to build innovation-ready cancer services?
Blog
02/04/26
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When is a story not a story? When it’s evidence

Patients’ experiences sit at the heart of medicine, yet healthcare often struggles with how to value them. In this blog, Maya Anaokar, a member of the Patient Carer Network at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), reflects on why patients’ accounts of illness are so often treated as ‘stories’ rather than evidence and why recognising patient evidence matters for trust, safety and care quality.