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25/11/25
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‘NHS must halve waiting lists to meet government 18-week target’, new study warns

A new study published in the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) shows that England’s elective waiting list must be cut by more than half – from the current 7.4 million to 3.4 million – to achieve the government’s target of 92% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks for treatment.
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25/11/25
Mumtaz And Stephen

‘Resident doctors are losing hope’: RCP president and Resident Doctor Committee co-chairs meet chief medical officer for England to advocate for action on specialty training recruitment bottlenecks

RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel and Resident Doctor Committee co-chairs Dr Stephen Joseph and Dr Catherine Rowan met with chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and NHSE medical director Professor Meghana Pandit this week.
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25/11/25
RCP Shield

‘We are moving in the right direction’: RCP publishes summary of November 2025 Council meeting

RCP Council met on 18 November to review progress across major workstreams, discuss the college’s strategic direction, and continue its focus on openness and engagement.
News
24/11/25
Ulster Hospital Belfast Visit 2025

RCP visit to Ulster Hospital finds clinical innovation in the face of extreme system pressures

Senior leaders from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) visited Ulster Hospital in Belfast in November to hear directly from resident doctors, consultant physicians and specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors about the opportunities and challenges facing medical teams across South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT).
Blog
21/11/25
Nextgenphysicians

Rising competition exposes flaws in specialty training selection, say early-career doctors

A new paper published in the Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) highlights how rapidly increasing competition for specialty training posts is exposing deep flaws in the current selection process for resident doctors – with potential consequences for fairness, workforce morale and patient safety.
Blog
21/11/25
Doctor And Patient Holding Hands

Spotlight on local innovation: transforming stroke care at the Countess of Chester Hospital

In the latest of our Spotlight on local innovation series of articles, Dr Sam Sheppard, consultant physician in stroke and care of the elderly and RCP collegiate member writes about how stroke care has been transformed at the Countess of Chester Hospital in the northwest of England.
News
21/11/25
RCP Shield

‘Resident doctors feel undervalued’: Royal College of Physicians responds to GMC workforce report

The RCP has responded to the General Medical Council’s State of medical education and practice in the UK: workforce report 2025.
News
21/11/25
Hospital Corridor (1)

Rapid response to BMJ investigation: Thousands of NHS doctors are trapped in insecure “gig economy” contracts

President of the RCP, Professor Mumtaz Patel, has issued a rapid response to a BMJ investigation revealing thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure "gig economy" contracts.
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18/11/25
Hospital Corridor

Outpatient transformation key to reducing waiting lists, Royal College of Physicians says in response to Public Accounts Committee report

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the Public Accounts Committee’s report Reducing NHS Waiting Times for Elective Care, which examines why key recovery targets have been missed despite investment.

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