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03/07/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to 10 year health plan

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to the government’s 10 year health plan for England, welcoming commitments to expand specialist training places, improve the NHS working environment and tackle ill-health through action on tobacco and obesity, while warning that investment in workforce, education and infrastructure will be needed to deliver the plan.
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02/07/25
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RCP calls for radical shift to people-centred care

Ahead of this week’s publication of the 10 Year Health Plan, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new toolkit – Time to focus on the blue dots – which calls for a fundamental shift in how the NHS delivers care.
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01/07/25
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‘The commercial elephant in the room’: Future Healthcare Journal highlights the serious and growing impact of the tobacco, alcohol, food and gambling industries on the NHS and the UK’s health

The latest issue of the Royal College of Physicians’ Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) warns that preventable illness and widening health inequalities in the UK are being driven by the profit-driven actions of global corporations.
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30/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to government proposals to tackle obesity

The RCP has responded to proposals announced by the Department of Health and Social Care to tackle the obesity epidemic and ease pressure on the NHS.
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27/06/25
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Empowering tomorrow’s health leaders: RCP’s 2024/25 Chief Registrars Programme concludes

Almost 90 chief registrars came together this week at the Regent’s Park home of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) for the final teaching day of the 2024/25 Chief Registrar Programme.
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26/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians governance review underway

The Royal College of Physicians’ Board of Trustees has appointed the Good Governance Institute (GGI) to undertake a governance review of the organisation.
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26/06/25
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RCP appoints three new censors

The RCP has appointed three new censors to support the education, examination and maintaining standards in medical practice focus which is at the core of the RCP.
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25/06/25
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RCP urges NHS trusts and health boards to recognise and invest in SAS doctors

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has written to medical directors across the NHS urging them to recognise the contribution of specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors and to create specialist posts where there is a workforce need.
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25/06/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to government plans to tackle health inequalities

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has responded to government plans to reduce health inequalities.

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