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

For specific media enquiries, please contact:

Nicholas Wesson, media manager

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

Hannah Perlin, media manager

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

Out of hours

The RCP 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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RCP responds to the King's speech

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the King's speech.

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RCP responds to articles on the Green Physician Toolkit

The RCP has responded to news articles about the publication of its Green Physician Toolkit.

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Royal College of Physicians publishes green physician toolkit

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today published a Green Physician Toolkit to support doctors to play their part in tackling the climate crisis.

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Doctors call for workplace improvements to be priority for new government

Latest data from doctors show the NHS is at growing risk of losing critical senior staff unless the new government urgently prioritises action on poor working conditions and retention.

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Royal College of Physicians responds to July 2024 NHSE performance data

The RCP has responded to the first NHS England performance stats of the new Labour government.

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RCP responds to Conservative party manifesto

The Conservative party has published its general election 2024 manifesto.

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RCP responds to Liberal Democrat election manifesto

The Liberal Democrats have published their general election 2024 manifesto.

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Royal College of Physicians responds to the major parties’ election manifestos

This week, the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour parties all published their manifestos, putting forward their vision for how they will look to rescue an NHS in crisis.

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RCP responds to June 2024 NHSE performance data

The RCP has responded to NHS England’s latest performance data showing the highest number of A&E visits on record and an increase in the overall backlog for routine treatments.

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