Royal College of Physicians Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on December 17, 2024 - 16:51 GMT

RCP publishes new guidance to make tackling health inequalities a strategic NHS priority

The RCP has released a new guidance document aimed at empowering NHS leaders to make reducing health inequalities a central part of their strategy. The guidance provides actionable steps for tackling health inequity within healthcare delivery, emphasising …

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Published on December 16, 2024 - 22:00 GMT

Royal College of Physicians welcomes Royal College of Emergency Medicine position statement on NHSE’s temporary escalation ...

Dr John Dean, clinical vice president at the Royal College of Physicians, said: “We welcome RCEM’s position statement and share their concerns about the increasing use of spaces that aren’t designed or equipped to care for patients like corridors. That’s …

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Published on December 16, 2024 - 15:03 GMT

RCP to publish interim scope and supervision guidance for PAs working in the medical specialties later this week

The RCP oversight group for activity related to physician associates, or the RCP PA oversight group, has developed three interim sets of draft guidance that will apply to those PAs working in the medical specialties (also known as the physician specialties …

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Published on December 13, 2024 - 14:06 GMT

From hospital to community: The role of physicians in transforming NHS care

Following the RCP’s submission to the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, RCP officers set out their thoughts on the three ‘shifts’ proposed in the plan: sickness to prevention, hospital to community, and analogue to digital. In this piece, Dr John Dean, RCP …

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Published on December 13, 2024 - 14:06 GMT

RCP responds to December 2024 NHSE performance data

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the latest NHSE performance data. Dr John Dean, clinical vice president of the Royal College of Physicians, said: 'The NHS is under pressure all year round, but we know people will experience more …

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Published on December 13, 2024 - 14:06 GMT

Regulation of physician associates goes live

The General Medical Council (GMC) has today (Friday 13 December) become the regulator of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). Dr Hilary Williams, RCP vice president for Wales and chair of the RCP PA oversight group said: ‘The RCP …

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Published on December 12, 2024 - 10:59 GMT

Royal College of Physicians responds to CMO Annual Report 2024

The RCP has responded to the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO's) Annual Report, Health in Cities. Professor Tom Solomon CBE, academic vice president at the Royal College of Physicians, said: “Our health is a product of our environments and contexts, so we …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 22:08 GMT

Transforming challenges into opportunities: The success story of North Bristol's clinical fellow programme

As part of our #NextGenPhysicians blog series, Dr Rhiannon Hughes, former RCP chief registrar, and now an acute medicine consultant, shares how she helped transform staffing challenges at North Bristol NHS Trust by creating a clinical fellow programme that …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 14:14 GMT

Royal College of Physicians responds to the Welsh Women’s Health Plan

‘Deeds not words – we need a plan that holds the Welsh government to account,’ says RCP vice president for Wales. Commenting on the launch of the Welsh Women’s Health Plan today (10 December 2024), Dr Hilary Williams, RCP vice president for Wales said: ‘We …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 19:12 GMT

RCP responds to news that revised NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan will be published in 2025

The RCP has responded to the news that a revised NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) will be published in summer 2025. Commenting on the announcement of the LTWP revision, Dr Mumtaz Patel, acting as president of the Royal College of Physicians, …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 17:45 GMT

RCP welcomes House of Lords short debate on PAs

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called on the Leng review to consider the impact of the physician associate (PA) role on training opportunities for resident doctors. The House of Lords has debated the independent review of physician and …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 17:45 GMT

RCP responds to ‘A healthier Wales’ refreshed actions

‘We need tangible actions – not just vague promises,’ says RCP vice president for Wales. As hundreds of doctors gathered in Cardiff yesterday for the RCP’s Update in medicine conference, Dr Hilary Williams, vice president for Wales, said: ‘The RCP welcomes …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 17:45 GMT

RCP responds to the UK government’s Plan for Change

Senior censor and vice president for education and training, Dr Mumtaz Patel, who is acting as RCP president said: ‘We welcome the prime minister’s ambition to reduce delays and restore the 18–week NHS standard for treatment. Growing delays for patients …

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Published on December 5, 2024 - 16:24 GMT

Preventing illness, promoting health: Delivering on the government’s 10-year vision

With the deadline for organisations to respond the government’s 10-year health plan now passed, RCP officers set out their thoughts on the three ‘shifts’ proposed in the plan: sickness to prevention, hospital to community, and analogue to digital. In this …

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Published on December 4, 2024 - 12:02 GMT

RCP responds to MPs voting in favour of allowing assisted dying

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to MPs voting in favour of allowing assisted dying. Dr Mumtaz Patel, acting as RCP president, senior censor and vice president for education and training, said: “Following a survey of our members the RCP …

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Published on December 4, 2024 - 12:02 GMT

RCP welcomes launch of Greener Palliative Care Award

The RCP has welcomed the new Greener Palliative Care Award, launched by the Palliative Care Sustainability Network. The award provides a framework for progress in environmental sustainability. It uses existing experience and the available evidence to help …

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Published on December 4, 2024 - 12:02 GMT

RCP launches new Modern outpatient care guide

Today, we have released a new Modern outpatient care guide which stresses the need to make planned, specialist care pathways more sustainable for the future. We have worked with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including the Patients Association, NHS …

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Published on November 28, 2024 - 19:12 GMT

RCP publishes updated position on physician associates working in secondary care in the medical specialties

RCP Council has agreed that there is a limited role for physician associates working in secondary care in the medical specialties as long as they are supported by clear supervision arrangements, professional regulation, and a nationally agreed scope of …

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Published on November 28, 2024 - 19:12 GMT

RCP responds to GMC 2024 workforce report and calls for a review of postgraduate medical training

The RCP has responded to the GMC’s 2024 workforce report by calling on the UK government to commission a review of postgraduate medical training that looks at how doctors will want to learn and work in the future, and how patient demand is likely to change …

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Published on November 27, 2024 - 17:52 GMT

The Royal College of Physicians welcomes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passing second reading in the House of Commons

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passing second reading in the House of Commons. Professor Sanjay Agrawal, special adviser on tobacco at the Royal College of Physicians, said: 'The progression of the Tobacco …

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