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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.
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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.
News
02/04/26
Weight Loss Jabs

RCP responds to NHS England’s announcement to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2 million people to reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease

RCP responds to NHS England’s announcement to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2 million people to reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.
News
02/04/26
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RCP workshop explores how doctors could be better supported to participate in patient care improvement

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has hosted a workshop at its Regent’s Park home in London to explore how doctors can be better supported to lead meaningful improvement in patient care. The event focused on reclaiming improvement as a core professional activity for doctors, one that is practical, achievable alongside clinical work, and firmly grounded in improving patients’ experience of care.
Blog
31/03/26
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Why physicians need to talk about dying

The latest issue of Future Healthcare Journal has been guested edited by author, physician and campaigner Dr Kathryn Mannix. Here, she reflects on what a career in palliative medicine has taught her about dying, why it should never be seen as a medical failure, and why all physicians, regardless of specialty, need the confidence to talk more openly and earlier with patients about the final phase of life.