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28/08/25
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RCP appoints Dr Kate Fayers as RCP clinical adviser in flexible working

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has appointed Dr Kate Fayers, consultant in diabetes at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust as the new RCP Clinical adviser in flexible working based in the medical workforce data and insights team (formerly known as the medical workforce unit).
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28/08/25
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RCP backs calls for reform of ‘inefficient’ cancer treatment decision-making

The RCP and other expert bodies are calling for an overhaul of how cancer treatment decisions are made in order to improve patient outcomes amid rising demand and increasingly complex treatment options.
Blog
27/08/25
Welsh Senedd

‘Mwy na Geiriau: y ddarpariaeth Gymraeg o fewn gofal iechyd.’ (More Than Words: the Welsh provision within healthcare)

“Y mis hwn, rwy'n falch iawn o gyflwyno Dr Olwen Williams OBE, sef ein blogiwr gwadd a chyn is-lywydd Coleg Brenhinol y Meddygon dros Gymru, sy'n blogio am bwysigrwydd gofal iechyd yn Gymraeg – a'r cyfleoedd sydd ar gael i feddygon ddysgu Cymraeg. Dyma beth sydd gan Olwen i'w ddweud...”
Blog
27/08/25
Welsh Senedd

‘Mwy Na Geiriau: y darpariaeth Gymraeg o fewn gofal iechyd’ (More than words: the Welsh provision within healthcare)

This month, I’m delighted to introduce our guest blogger, Dr Olwen Williams OBE and former RCP vice president for Wales, who blogs about the importance of healthcare in Welsh – and the opportunities for doctors to learn Welsh. Over to Olwen…
News
19/08/25
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“We need far greater investment and support at end of life.” Royal College of Physicians Cymru responds to the All-Wales Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care

RCP has responded to Health Education Improvement Wales’ (HEIW) draft All-Wales Framework (The Framework) for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Blog
15/08/25
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How one cardiology team transformed the quality and experience of local medical training, using the GMC national training survey as a catalyst for change

In the September 2025 issue of the independent, peer-reviewed RCP publication Future Healthcare Journal, authors Vasileios Lamprou, VJ Karthikeyan, Niall G Campbell and Sanjay Sastry describe how they used General Medical Council (GMC) national training survey (NTS) results to drive local improvements in the quality and experience of medical training.
Blog
15/08/25
Mumtaz Patel New Fellows Ceremony

South Asian Heritage Month: Q&A with RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel

RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel answers a series of questions reflecting on how her South Asian heritage has shaped her life and work, in response to South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM)’s theme ‘roots to routes’. This theme was also covered by SAHM co-founder Dr Binita Kane FRCP in the latest edition of Commentary.
Blog
15/08/25
Hospital Corridor Doctors

We must train doctors for the NHS of the future, not the past’: RCP calls for 10 Year Health Plan to drive reform of medical training

Following the publication of the 10 Year Health Plan, Dr Theresa Barnes, clinical lead for outpatient care at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) explores what the ‘three shifts’ might mean for the future of postgraduate medical training.
News
14/08/25
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Royal College of Physicians cautions consultant time essential to manage rising Advice and Guidance workload

The RCP has responded to NHS England’s performance statistics publication which shows a steep rise in Advice and Guidance requests in recent years.

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