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24/03/26
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‘The voice of doctors in training has never been more important’: RCP responds to the launch of the GMC national training survey 2026

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the launch of the 2026 GMC national training survey.
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24/03/26
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RCP responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on palliative care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to a new report by the Health and Social Care Committee about the UK government’s plans to reform England’s palliative and end of life care sector.
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24/03/26
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RCP hosts Meet your president session for specialty registrars

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has hosted a special Meet your president session for doctors in specialty training. Chaired by RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel, resident doctors joined the RCP to discuss the future of postgraduate medical training, calling for fairer pathways, better balance between service and training and a stronger focus on culture and supervision.
News
20/03/26
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RCP welcomes appointment of former president Professor Dame Jane Dacre to lead phase 2 of the medical training review

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has welcomed the the news that Professor Dame Jane Dacre will lead phase 2 of the national review of postgraduate medical training.
News
19/03/26
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RCP president and chief medical officer for England call for clearer expectations on risk holding in medicine

In a new BMJ opinion piece, We must be more systematic about risk holding throughout doctors’ careers, Professor Mumtaz Patel, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) joins with chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, to discuss their co-authored paper Holding of risk in medicine must evolve through all stages of the medical career, which calls on the medical profession to map expected levels of risk holding at each career stage and embed this in postgraduate training, supervision and assessment, aligned with GMC standards.
Blog
17/03/26
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Growing the medical workforce: why the expansion of training places must be matched with investment in people and infrastructure

In a blog based on their recent article for Clinical Medicine (ClinMed), Dr Michael Batavanis, Dr Anmol Arora, Dr Samuel Aryee and Dr Nisha Nathwani reflect on what a national survey of directors of medical education reveals about the realities of expanding medical training in England.
News
13/03/26
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RCP’s Future Healthcare Journal achieves Scopus indexation

The RCP’s Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) has been officially accepted for indexation in Scopus, the world’s largest and most reputable abstract and citation database, recognising the quality and credibility of the journal’s peer-reviewed literature, and marking a significant milestone in FHJ’s development.
News
13/03/26
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'Tackling racism must be a priority - it has no place in the NHS': RCP responds to the annual NHS staff survey results

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the annual NHS staff survey.
News
12/03/26
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‘The people make it work, even when the pressures are huge’: RCP president visits Queen’s Hospital in Romford

Senior leaders from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) visited Romford this week to hear directly from fellows and members about their experiences of working in one of the busiest acute trusts in the country, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.