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14 March 2019
Project information
A collection of patient safety resources including national alerts, videos and blog articles.
15 March 2016
Case study
Lynne Quinney, a member of the Patient and Carer Network (PCN) and part of the Future Hospital development site team at Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust, discusses how and why lay members, patient representatives and healthcare professionals must work together for a successful service.
21 September 2021
Guideline
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in people aged 18 and over and aims to resolve uncertainty and variation around rapid changes in diagnostic methods, endovascular treatments and vascular services associated with new specialties in surgery and interventional radiology has resulted in considerable uncertainty and variation in practice.
28 September 2017
Report
The RCP HIU presents findings of a study to better understand the needs of service users in relation to personal health records (PHRs) and the implications of these findings for providers, health and care professionals and commissioners.
25 May 2022
Report
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians and British Pharmacological Society joint working party considers the opportunities provided by increasing pharmacogenomic testing.
22 February 2019
Concise guideline
Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects a large proportion of the population.
26 October 2015
Guideline
The purpose of this national guideline is to enable consistent evidence-based advice to be given in relation to pregnant women who are exposed to hazards at work. The document is focused on a number of specific hazards, namely lifting/manual handling and heavy physical work, prolonged standing, long working hours and shift work (including night shifts). Recommendations have been made for employers to reduce exposure to lifting, heavy physical work and prolonged standing for pregnant employees. None of the risks were sufficiently strong to justify mandatory exclusion of pregnant women from work for any of the exposures that were considered.The guideline is accompanied by summary leaflets for employers, employees and health care professionals.
21 September 2021
Guideline
This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing physical health problems of people in prison.
17 November 2016
Report
The RCP's new report, Physicians on the front line: The medical workforce in Wales in 2016, calls for a long-term vision for the Welsh NHS that shows real ambition on service change, a focus on recruiting more Welsh-domiciled medical students to train and work in Wales, and a national medical workforce strategy that will break down the barriers between hospitals and the community.
19 May 2017
Project information
NLCA senior clinical lead Paul Beckett outlines the audit's plans to implement a local validation process in England to quality assure the registry data before publication of our next report.