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29/10/25
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Update in medicine | resident doctor open forum in Cardiff | celebrating SAS Week 2025

This month, RCP vice president for Wales Dr Hilary Williams offers a sneak peek at what you can expect from our upcoming Update in medicine – Cardiff 2025.
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29/10/25
NCC

Update in medicine | fforwm agored meddygon preswyl yng Nghaerdydd | dathlu Wythnos SAS 2025

Y mis hwn, mae is-lywydd RCP Cymru, Dr Hilary Williams, yn rhoi cipolwg ar yr hyn y gallwch ei ddisgwyl o'n digwyddiad a gynhelir yn fuan Update in medicine – Caerdydd 2025.
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28/10/25
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RCP welcomes introduction of Awaab’s Law

The RCP has welcomed the introduction of Awaab’s Law, a new regulation aimed at tackling damp and mould in social housing, highlighting it as an important step towards safer, healthier homes.
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27/10/25
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Resident doctors highlight supportive culture – but warn of growing pressure on acute medical services at The York Hospital

A recent Royal College of Physicians (RCP) visit to York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust found a strong training environment under strain from mounting patient flow pressures, workforce shortages and estate constraints. The president’s visit formed part of the RCP’s ongoing programme of regional engagement, listening to members and fellows across the UK and supporting them to deliver high-quality patient care.
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24/10/25
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Pregnancy, medicine and inequality: why we must do better

Dr Lucy Mackillop FRCP, consultant obstetric physician, reflects on the inequalities experienced during pregnancy in medical research, mortality and healthcare.
News
24/10/25
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RCP responds to the NHS England medical training review phase 1 diagnostic report

NHS England have published the phase 1 diagnostic report of the national medical training review.
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24/10/25
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Pioneers and progress recognised at Harveian Oration 2025

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has hosted the Harveian Oration since 1656. This year’s event brought together over 200 RCP fellows and members in person and online to celebrate the significant advancements made in nephrology in the last 75 years.
Blog
22/10/25
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Shifting from sickness to prevention: we must go further

Dr Chris Packham, RCP special adviser on population health, sets out why the shift from sickness to prevention in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan needs measurable delivery, clear accountability and decisive action to reduce avoidable ill health.
News
20/10/25
Corridor Bed

Summer survey confirms corridor care is a year-round issue, says Royal College of Physicians

Following warnings from the RCP earlier this year that corridor care is no longer confined to winter months, new data shows almost 3 in 5 physicians (59%) reported delivering care in a temporary space between June and August 2025.

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