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14 November 2016
News
Stroke Medicine
Latest stroke audit results for April-July 2016 reveal that 42 (18%) of all inpatient stroke services in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland achieved an “A” score indicating a world class stroke service, with a further 59 teams (26%) achieving a “B” score. That only 12 (5%) stroke services scored in the lowest “E” banding shows that despite stringent targets much progress has been made in stroke care in recent years.
29 November 2016
Press release
Medical student
Foundation doctor
Core medical trainee
Specialty trainee
Hospitals
NHS
Today the Royal College of Physicians launched Physicians on the front line, a major new report on the medical workforce in Wales which calls for a long-term vision for the Welsh NHS that shows real ambition on service change.
16 November 2016
Press release
General practice
Medical Oncology
Respiratory Medicine
Smoking and tobacco
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
Delivery of care
General practice
Hospitals
NHS
Quality improvement
Today, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a report looking at the clinical effectiveness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care in primary care in England.
23 November 2016
Press release
Hospitals
NHS
Social care
Reacting to the government’s autumn statement, Royal College of Physicians president Professor Jane Dacre gives her view on the lack of new funding for our NHS.
29 November 2016
Press release
Stroke Medicine
Quality improvement
The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) has today launched findings from its 2016 Acute Organisational Audit showing that the way that care is provided for people with acute stroke continues to improve with more provision of weekend therapy and better access to early supported discharge (ESD) teams.
29 November 2016
Press release
Stroke Medicine
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
Delivery of care
Quality improvement
Latest (third) annual Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) report reveals further improvement in stroke care is needed.
25 November 2016
News
Quality improvement
The RCP is pleased to support the launch of a major health accreditation initiative today, designed to improve patient care, provide consistency for clinicians, reduce the burden on healthcare regulators and help ensure value for money in healthcare.
2 December 2016
News
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
Delivery of care
Hospitals
NHS
Quality improvement
The RCP’s Future Hospital Programme (FHP) has received an award for innovation from the healthcare market intelligence provider LaingBuisson.
6 December 2016
Press release
Respiratory Medicine
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
Hospitals
Quality improvement
The new report published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) demonstrates further improvements in survival rates following lung cancer surgery as the number of operations to treat the disease increases.
5 December 2016
News
We are excited to announce that RCP TV will debut at Medicine 2017: RCP annual conference in Manchester on 16–17 March 2017. RCP TV will bring a different element to the conference using video, and will engage speakers and delegates in important issues facing the NHS and the physicians and other healthcare professionals who work within it.