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16/01/26
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‘Waiting, waiting, waiting’ – latest issue of Future Healthcare Journal from the RCP explores symptom-based disorders, NHS waiting lists and training bottlenecks

The December 2025 issue of Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) brings together new research, opinion and lived experience to examine some of the most pressing challenges facing patients and clinicians across the UK – from long waits for care and training bottlenecks, to how medicine must adapt to increasing complexity, multiple health conditions and persistent symptoms.
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15/01/26
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RCP responds to GMC report on persistent inequalities in medical training and careers

The RCP has responded to the General Medical Council (GMC) updated annual report on data and work undertaken in 2024 to tackle discrimination and inequality in medicine.
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15/01/26
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‘The NHS is fundamentally unprepared for AI’: 7 in 10 doctors say the NHS is not digitally fit to deploy it

The new RCP view on digital and AI report exposes a disconnect between doctors’ demand for AI and institutional capability and raises serious questions about the NHS's readiness to adopt AI tools safely. It recommends that the government and NHS must optimise digital systems, ensure digital interoperability, and provide robust regulatory frameworks to protect patient safety, while ensuring doctors and patients can safely benefit from the potential of AI.
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13/01/26
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RCP welcomes announcement of Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the announcement of a bill which will see UK medical graduates prioritised for training places.
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12/01/26
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Frailty and deconditioning on the acute take: why the first hours after admission matter

Deconditioning in older patients can begin within hours of hospital admission. A new Clinical Medicine (ClinMed) journal article from Dr Bhagya Arun and Dr Siobhan Lewis in Cardiff explores why the first hours on the acute take matter – and how simple, practical actions can protect independence, safety and patient flow.
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12/01/26
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Corridor care: a last resort, or the new normal?

Following the publication of a Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) investigation report, RCP clinical director for patient safety and clinical standards, Dr Zuzanna Sawicka, reflects on the growing impact of corridor care.
Blog
08/01/26
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Spotlight on local innovation – why local training pathways are no longer ‘alternative’

Dr Nanda Kishore Nalla FRCP, consultant in acute medicine, associate director of medical education for locally employed doctors (LEDs) and lead for CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) programme in acute internal medicine (AIM), talked to us about Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s training programme for LEDs and portfolio pathway (formerly CESR) doctors.
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08/01/26
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'These conditions are unacceptable': RCP responds to HSSIB report on corridor care

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report into patient care in temporary care environments.
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05/01/26
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Spotlight on local innovation – rethinking discharge planning through criteria-led discharge in Southend

In our latest Spotlight on local innovation blog, Dr John Day, consultant in general medicine, infectious and tropical diseases at Southend University Hospital, explores how criteria-led discharge (CLD) improves patient flow, enhances resident doctor training and empowers teams to make safe, timely discharge decisions.