Press office

Our press office helps journalists interested in the RCP's work aimed at improving patient care and reducing illness.

The RCP is patient centred and clinically led, driving improvement in the diagnosis of disease, the care of individual patients and the health of the whole population, both in the UK and around the world.

Its 40,000 members work in hospitals and the community across 30 different medical specialties and range from medical students to retired doctors. The RCP is the oldest medical college in England.

Contact the press office

Contact our press office at media@rcp.ac.uk

For specific media enquiries, please contact:

Hannah Perlin, Senior media manager

Tel: +44 (0)20 3075 1418
Email: hannah.perlin@rcp.ac.uk

Nicholas Wesson, Senior media manager

Tel: +44 (0)20 3075 1466
Email: nicholas.wesson@rcp.ac.uk

Out of hours

The Royal College of Physician offices are open 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday. At other times, and for urgent media enquiries only, please call +44 (0)7896 416409. This number will only normally be answered at weekends and outside of the normal working day.

Press releases

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20/02/25
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Royal College of Physicians launches new principles for an integrated public health system

The RCP has unveiled a new set of principles aimed at strengthening and integrating the UK’s public health system. Developed in collaboration with leading health organisations and think tanks, these principles provide a roadmap for more effective, cohesive, and equitable public health.
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19/02/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to NHS England announcement of postgraduate medical training review

RCP has responded to NHS England's announcement that National Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis and Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty will lead a review into postgraduate training for newly qualified medics.
News
13/02/25
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'A failing system': RCP urges government to fix social care crisis amid surge in delayed discharges

The NHS ‘front door’ will remain in a state of emergency until action is taken to tackle discharge delays, the RCP has warned today.
News
07/02/25
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RCP appoints special adviser on population health

The Royal College of Physicians has appointed consultant public health physician Dr Chris Packham as special adviser on population health.
News
30/01/25
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RCP responds to report on decline in clinical researchers

The RCP has responded to a new report commissioned by the Office for the Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research on the falling numbers of clinical researchers in the UK.
News
22/01/25
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Royal College of Physicians issues new position statement calling for a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to corridor care

‘We simply cannot accept this way of working’ The RCP has called on the NHS to eliminate ‘corridor care’.
News
17/01/25
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Royal College of Physicians responds to Health Foundation's analysis of the 18-week elective target

The Health Foundation has published new analysis assessing how achievable the government’s 18-week elective target is.
News
16/01/25
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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.
News
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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