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16/01/25
Doctors in hospital

RCP responds to Royal College of Nursing report on corridor care

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the Royal College of Nursing’s report On the frontline of the UK’s corridor care crisis which looks at the issue of patients being treated in temporary escalation spaces such as corridors.
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15/01/25
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Royal College of Physicians endorses Lancet definition and diagnostic criteria for obesity

The RCP has endorsed a new publication by The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission on Clinical Obesity, setting out a clinically-meaningful definition of disease in obesity as well as a definition of the objective criteria for its diagnosis.
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14/01/25
Hospital

RCP responds to Nuffield Trust report on NHS workforce

The RCP has welcomed the Nuffield Trust’s report, In the balance: Lessons for changing the mix of professions in NHS services, which looks at the history of how distinct and different roles - including physician associates, nursing associates and advanced nurse practitioners - have been brought into the NHS.
News
09/01/25
Hospital Corridor (1)

‘Unsafe and undignified’: RCP describes ‘chaos’ of corridor care and calls for action to alleviate pressure on the hospital front door

Responding to the latest NHSE performance data showing the busiest December on record for emergency department attendances, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called for the publication of data on temporary care environments as well as parity in status, staffing and funding for social care.
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09/01/25
Cigarette

Professor Sanjay Agrawal: ‘The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is world leading and we can do more to tackle youth vaping’

This week, RCP's special adviser appeared in front of the Tobacco and Vapes public bill committee to give his expert opinion on the bill which passed second reading in November 2024.
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07/01/25
Keeping Patients At The Heart Of The NHS Carousel Slide 0

RCP responds to the 'Reforming elective care for patients' plan

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the publication of the 'Reforming elective care for patients' plan.
News
07/01/25
RCP Shield

King Charles III 2025 New Year Honours for RCP fellows

The King’s New Year Honours saw a number of RCP fellows recognised for their contributions across a range of areas including healthcare in the UK and internationally.
News
30/12/24
Cigarette

RCP responds to UCL research showing a single cigarette can take 20 minutes off life expectancy

Researchers at University College London have found that on average a single cigarette reduces life expectancy about about 20 minutes, meaning if a smoker of 10 cigarettes a day quits for a week they could add a day to their life expectancy.
News
17/12/24
Hospital Corridor (1)

RCP publishes new interim guidance for physician associates working in the medical specialties

The RCP has published new interim guidance on the scope, supervision and employment of physician associates (PAs) working in the medical specialties (also known as the physician specialties).

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