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03/07/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to 10 year health plan

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the government’s 10 year health plan for England, welcoming commitments to expand specialist training places, improve the NHS working environment and tackle ill-health through action on tobacco and obesity, while warning that investment in workforce, education and infrastructure will be needed to deliver the plan.
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02/07/25
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RCP calls for radical shift to people-centred care

Ahead of this week’s publication of the 10 Year Health Plan, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new toolkit – Time to focus on the blue dots – which calls for a fundamental shift in how the NHS delivers care.
News
01/07/25
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‘The commercial elephant in the room’: Future Healthcare Journal highlights the serious and growing impact of the tobacco, alcohol, food and gambling industries on the NHS and the UK’s health

The latest issue of the Royal College of Physicians’ Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) warns that preventable illness and widening health inequalities in the UK are being driven by the profit-driven actions of global corporations.
News
30/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to government proposals to tackle obesity

The RCP has responded to proposals announced by the Department of Health and Social Care to tackle the obesity epidemic and ease pressure on the NHS.
News
27/06/25
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Empowering tomorrow’s health leaders: RCP’s 2024/25 Chief Registrars Programme concludes

Almost 90 chief registrars came together this week at the Regent’s Park home of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) for the final teaching day of the 2024/25 Chief Registrar Programme.
Blog
26/06/25
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‘Medical education must be a priority, not an afterthought’: why the NHS needs to reset its approach to training the next generation of physicians

‘How can we deliver training that meets the needs of an increasingly older and multimorbid population?’ asks Dr Ruth Law, RCP censor and consultant physician, in our latest blog taken from the RCP’s submission to the NHS England national medical training review.
News
26/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians governance review underway

The Royal College of Physicians’ Board of Trustees has appointed the Good Governance Institute (GGI) to undertake a governance review of the organisation.
News
26/06/25
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RCP appoints three new censors

The RCP has appointed three new censors to support the education, examination and maintaining standards in medical practice focus which is at the core of the RCP.
Blog
25/06/25
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RCP Wales VP monthly blog – A breath of fresh air: responding to the health challenges of modern air pollution

This month our VP for Wales, Hilary Williams, blogs about our new RCP report on air quality and Med 25.

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