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12/02/26
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‘No patient should ever be put through an experience like this’: RCP calls for promised national corridor care figures to be published as long waits in A&E hit record high

The RCP has called on the UK government to set out when it will publish promised data on corridor care, as new NHS England performance figures show sustained pressure on urgent and emergency care services in England.
News
12/02/26
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RCP responds to a Cochrane review on the substitution of nurses for physicians in hospitals

The RCP has responded to a Cochrane review on the substitution of nurses for physicians in the hospital setting.
News
10/02/26
Doctors in hospital

'Early senior clinical input is essential': RCP responds to NHSE standards for care of acutely unwell patients in their first 72 hours in hospital

The RCP has responded to new NHS England standards for care of acutely unwell patients in their first 72 hours in hospital. It was developed in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians, the Society for Acute Medicine and the British Geriatrics Society.
Blog
09/02/26
Doctors in discussion

Taking on extra responsibility in an overstretched system

With clinical pressures rising and workloads stretching further each year, many physicians are understandably cautious about taking on additional responsibilities beyond patient care. Time is limited, energy is finite and the costs of over-commitment are real. Yet some roles outside day-to-day clinical work can offer a different vantage point on how medicine is organised, led and represented.
News
05/02/26
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RCP responds to the publication of the National Cancer Plan for England

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) welcomes the ambition set out in the National Cancer Plan and its clear focus on prevention, earlier diagnosis, improving survival and supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer. Physicians across the NHS will recognise the scale of the challenge and the urgency of action, particularly after years of missed cancer waiting time standards and widening inequalities in outcomes.
News
04/02/26
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RCP warns maternal obesity is an urgent and growing threat to women and babies

The RCP has warned that obesity in women and people of childbearing age is an urgent and growing public health concern in the UK, and that action must be taken to reduce preventable risks to women and babies.
News
02/02/26
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‘When senior clinicians speak with a shared voice, it matters’: RCP publishes summary of January 2026 Council meeting

RCP Council met in open session on 28 January to discuss social media and digital harms and hear updates about the RCP’s campaigns work on training reform, workforce pressures and corridor care.
News
30/01/26
Doctors Working

RCP responds to NHS England update on the 10 Point Plan to improve resident doctors’ working lives

In a letter dated 23 January, NHS England national medical director Professor Meghana Pandit has written to NHS trust chief executives and chief medical officers with a progress update on the NHS England 10 Point Plan for resident doctors.
News
29/01/26
RCP Shield

RCP to stop X activity following Council review

With immediate effect, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) will stop posting on the social media channel X.