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Patients left stuck in hospital 'for weeks' as health and social care system delays pile pressure on NHS ahead of winter, RCP survey reveals

The RCP warns that the consequences reach far beyond individual patients. When people remain in hospital after they are ...
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Excellence in Patient Care Awards

'Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2026. Your achievements ...
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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 ...
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Inpatient Falls audit expands beyond hip fracture, helping to build a fuller picture of care

The NAIF is delivered as part of the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) by the Royal College of Physicians ...
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RCP and Macmillan Cancer Support clinical consensus statement on acute and supportive oncology

This clinical consensus statement sets out a shared vision for delivering equitable, high-quality acute and supportive oncology services across the UK. The work has been led by the Royal College of ...
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NAIF annual report 2026

'One of the most encouraging aspects of this year's report has been the positive response from organisations as NAIF expanded to include different injury types for the first time. Teams have taken on ...
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‘Putting the mouth back into the body’: physicians urged to make oral health part of routine care

The latest issue of the RCP’s Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) calls for oral health to be more closely integrated into medicine, highlighting its importance to prevention, diagnosis and the management ...
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From representation to influence: strengthening the SAS voice in medicine

SAS physicians play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care across the NHS. During SAS Week 2026, RCP SAS lead Dr Naeem Aziz reflects on the growing influence of the SAS community within ...
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‘The pipeline will run dry’: government clinical trial ambitions at risk as clinical academic careers in decline, warn RCP

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is calling for urgent action to safeguard clinical academic careers, warning that government ambitions to expand patient access to clinical trials will be at risk ...
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HSSIB research demonstrates need for Advice and Guidance inclusion in physician job planning to ensure patient safety, says RCP

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published an interim report examining patient safety concerns linked to Advice and Guidance (A&G) services in the NHS in England. NHS A&G ...
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RCP expresses concern over MHRA decision not to regulate all automated voice technologies as medical devices

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has expressed concern following the UK government’s announcement that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will not classify all ...
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RCP responds to DHSC consultation on reforming the GMC legislative framework

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on reforms to the General Medical Council (GMC) legislative framework, supporting ...