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11/07/25
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Record demand for specialist advice 'not sustainable' without consultant time, warns RCP

The RCP has responded to this month’s NHS performance stats, saying that services such as GP Advice and Guidance can aid outpatient recovery – but only if clinicians are given the time and support to deliver them.
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09/07/25
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“Weight loss jabs won’t go far enough”: Royal College of Physicians urges more radical obesity action after 80% of doctors report rising cases

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned that rolling out weight-loss medication alone will not be enough to tackle obesity, as 80% of physicians report a rise in cases in the past 5 years.
News
08/07/25
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One in four doctors say half their caseload is alcohol-related, RCP survey reveals

New survey findings from the Royal College of Physicians reveal the significant toll alcohol dependence continues to have on patient health and recovery amid new calls for urgent government action on alcohol-related harms.
News
03/07/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to 10 year health plan

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the government’s 10 year health plan for England, welcoming commitments to expand specialist training places, improve the NHS working environment and tackle ill-health through action on tobacco and obesity, while warning that investment in workforce, education and infrastructure will be needed to deliver the plan.
News
02/07/25
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RCP calls for radical shift to people-centred care

Ahead of this week’s publication of the 10 Year Health Plan, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new toolkit – Time to focus on the blue dots – which calls for a fundamental shift in how the NHS delivers care.
News
01/07/25
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‘The commercial elephant in the room’: Future Healthcare Journal highlights the serious and growing impact of the tobacco, alcohol, food and gambling industries on the NHS and the UK’s health

The latest issue of the Royal College of Physicians’ Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) warns that preventable illness and widening health inequalities in the UK are being driven by the profit-driven actions of global corporations.
News
30/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to government proposals to tackle obesity

The RCP has responded to proposals announced by the Department of Health and Social Care to tackle the obesity epidemic and ease pressure on the NHS.
News
27/06/25
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Empowering tomorrow’s health leaders: RCP’s 2024/25 Chief Registrars Programme concludes

Almost 90 chief registrars came together this week at the Regent’s Park home of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) for the final teaching day of the 2024/25 Chief Registrar Programme.
Blog
26/06/25
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‘Medical education must be a priority, not an afterthought’: why the NHS needs to reset its approach to training the next generation of physicians

‘How can we deliver training that meets the needs of an increasingly older and multimorbid population?’ asks Dr Ruth Law, RCP censor and consultant physician, in our latest blog taken from the RCP’s submission to the NHS England national medical training review.

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