The RCP has appointed Dr Omar Mustafa as its new registrar. Dr Mustafa is a consultant physician in diabetes and general internal medicine at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. He is the RCP’s global vice president and has been interim …
Dr Mumtaz Patel, acting as president and vice president for education and training at the RCP, said: 'The findings in the GMC’s latest report highlight both the progress made and the significant work still required to address longstanding inequalities …
The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the launch of the DHSC and NHSE consultation process to inform the NHS 10-year plan. Commenting on the consultation launch, Dr Mumtaz Patel said: 'The findings of Lord Darzi’s review revealed the true …
Dr Nicola Allen, SAS tutor at Hywel Dda University Health Board discusses her decision to leave formal medical training and how becoming an SAS doctor has allowed her to pursue a range of opportunities and focus on her own wellbeing. Taking the decision to …
As #SASWeek24 kicks off, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) SAS lead, Dr Naeem Aziz has written an open letter to NHS organisations across the UK, urging them to support and value the specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctor workforce …
The RCP has responded to the Department for Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) new strategy – the Design for Life Roadmap – which aims to cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health services. Commenting on the strategy, Dr Mark Harber, …
Professor Anton Emmanuel discusses the importance of MWRES data in providing a monitoring framework for improvement. Anton led NHS England’s Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) programme and joined the NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership in 2023 to …
RCP SAS lead Dr Naeem Aziz explores the role of SAS doctors and his own experience of success in a leadership role at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Over the past few years, the role and responsibilities of SAS doctors in healthcare have evolved …
In a video for the RCP, Dr Mark Harber, the RCP’s special adviser on healthcare sustainability and climate change, sits down with Dr Christina Petridou, consultant in infectious diseases and microbiology at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, to …
The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the latest NHS performance data. Responding to the latest NHSE performance data, Dr John Dean, clinical vice president of the Royal College of Physicians, said: “Each month's performance statistics …
Dr Priscilla Smith, SAS doctor rep for London South explores the feeling of ‘other’ experienced by many SAS doctors, and the breadth skill of skill and knowledge they bring to the NHS workforce. As we prepare for SAS week, I have been tasked with writing a …
Dr Anthony Martinelli, co-chair of the RCP’s Resident Doctor Committee talks about the significance and impact of using the term ‘resident doctor’ instead of ‘junior’ doctor or ‘doctor in training’. As a resident doctor and co-chair of the Resident Doctor …
The Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) is a coalition of more than 250 organisations, convened by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), which campaigns for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities. This blog post from the Alcohol …
Guest-edited by resident doctors, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a special edition of Commentary, its membership magazine, alongside news that doctors in training will now be known as 'resident doctors' at the college. Out now, …
The Royal College of Physicians is keen to work with the successful leadership candidate of the Conservative Party to better understand the new official opposition’s approach to health and healthcare. Dr Mumtaz Patel, acting as PRCP and senior censor said: …
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) attended the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative parties’ 2024 conferences where we engaged with public health stakeholders, ministers, shadow ministers, parliamentarians and others. Dr Mumtaz Patel (acting as …
Dr Mumtaz Patel, who is acting as RCP president, said: ‘We welcome these new GMC resources, which aim to address and prevent sexual misconduct by doctors. ‘In providing clear guidance on identifying misconduct and outlining support for victims, we hope …
The RCP has responded to annual data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), on smoking habits among adults in the UK from 2023. In response to the data release, Professor Sanjay Agrawal, the Royal College of Physicians’ special adviser on …
The Royal College of Physicians welcomes the new government’s ‘prevention first’ approach to health and healthcare and highlights the importance of the NHS workforce and retention. Dr Mumtaz Patel, acting as PRCP and senior censor said: “The RCP has been …
Professor David Croisdale-Appleby, chair of the RCP board of trustees, has announced that he is stepping down from the role with immediate effect. In 2019 Professor Croisdale-Appleby was appointed as the first lay chair of the board in the college’s 500- …
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