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05/11/26
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New edition of Commentary: 60 years of the magazine, sports medicine and health inequalities

The latest edition of Commentary celebrates 60 years of the RCP’s membership magazine, explores sports medicine and obstetric training, and examines health inequalities and justice-based medicine.
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05/11/26
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RCP Cymru Wales welcomes plans for long-term NHS Wales workforce strategy

RCP Cymru Wales has welcomed an oral statement from the minister for health and social care, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, on a new long-term NHS Wales workforce strategy. RCP Cymru Wales is calling for physicians to have a strong voice in shaping the strategy and for it to address workforce pressures across the whole health and care system, including the capacity and staffing challenges facing secondary care.
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03/11/26
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More than a title: what being an associate college tutor taught me about leadership, community and change

Former RCP associate college tutor Dr Zahra Ravat reflects on a year spent championing resident doctor voices at University Hospitals Birmingham, where she and colleagues, including Dr Premal Patel, Dr Zachary Pierrepont, Dr Melyda Melyda, Dr Midhat Asif and Dr Rujina Begum, led educational improvement projects to shape training for the better.
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30/10/26
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First Republic of Ireland immunology service accredited through RCP-hosted QPIDS programme

St James's Hospital Immunology Service has become the first immunology service in the Republic of Ireland to achieve accreditation through the Quality in Primary Immunodeficiency Services (QPIDS) programme, which is hosted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
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29/10/26
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Inpatient Falls audit expands beyond hip fracture, helping to build a fuller picture of care

The latest National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) report includes inpatient fall-related injuries beyond hip fractures, examining both preventative care before a fall and the quality of care provided afterwards. It found that patients who fall in hospital and suffer injuries such as pelvic fractures, spinal injuries or head trauma are receiving inconsistent post-fall care, with improvement needed in relation to delirium screening and pain relief.
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28/10/26
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RCP responds to GMC annual equality, diversity and inclusion report

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the GMC's annual equality, diversity and inclusion progress report, which found welcome progress in some postgraduate measures but continued inequalities in how prepared doctors feel at the start of their careers.
News
26/10/26
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'There are doctors desperate to progress, while the NHS continues to struggle with workforce pressures’: RCP responds to 2026 training competition ratios

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned that prioritisation alone cannot resolve the shortage of training posts, after new figures showed that more than 3,200 appointable doctors competed for fewer than 1,700 internal medicine training places.
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26/10/26
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Professor Sandy Thomson appointed RCP Linacre fellow

The RCP is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sandy Thomson as its new Linacre fellow. He will take up the role on 1 January 2027 as the current Linacre fellow, Dr Shruthi Konda, demits.
Blog
22/10/26
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From journal club to digital platform: how medical students are reshaping research education

Winner of the education, training and medical professionalism category at the 2026 RCP virtual poster competition, medical student Ben Macfarlane discusses here how he transformed a student-led journal club into a national initiative and suite of digital platforms designed to tackle some of the biggest barriers to research engagement in undergraduate medicine.