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17/10/24
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Using data to tackle inequalities in medicine | Equalities and the Medical Workforce Equality Standard (MWRES)

Professor Anton Emmanuel discusses the importance of MWRES data in providing a monitoring framework for improvement. Anton led NHS England’s Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) programme and joined the NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership in 2023 to lead on the implementation of the WRES in Wales. Anton is also the medical director of publishing at the RCP.
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16/10/24
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Expanding the role of SAS doctors in leadership, training and education: SAS in extended roles and SAS development

RCP SAS lead Dr Naeem Aziz explores the role of SAS doctors and his own experience of success in a leadership role at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
News
16/10/24
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RCP responds to DHSC strategy to reduce NHS waste

The RCP has responded to the Department for Health and Social Care’s (DHSC’s) new strategy – the Design for Life Roadmap – which aims to cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health services.
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15/10/24
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RCP celebrates SAS Week 2024 by publishing open letter to the NHS

As #SASWeek24 kicks off, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) SAS lead, Dr Naeem Aziz has written an open letter to NHS organisations across the UK, urging them to support and value the specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctor workforce by offering specialty doctors the opportunity to become specialists.
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14/10/24
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Rowing upstream? SAS as a career choice and the SAS Charter

Dr Priscilla Smith, SAS doctor rep for London South explores the feeling of ‘other’ experienced by many SAS doctors, and the breadth skill of skill and knowledge they bring to the NHS workforce.
News
11/10/24
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RCP responds to the latest NHS performance data October 2024

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to the latest NHS performance data.
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10/10/24
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Reclaiming our titles: empowering resident doctors for a stronger NHS

Dr Anthony Martinelli, co-chair of the RCP’s Resident Doctor Committee talks about the significance and impact of using the term ‘resident doctor’ instead of ‘junior’ doctor or ‘doctor in training’.
Blog
09/10/24
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The impact of climate change on infectious diseases: an expert discussion with Dr Mark Harber and Dr Christina Petridou

In a video for the RCP, Dr Mark Harber, the RCP’s special adviser on healthcare sustainability and climate change, sits down with Dr Christina Petridou, consultant in infectious diseases and microbiology at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, to explore the growing link between climate change and infectious diseases. 
Blog
08/10/24
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Confronting alcohol harm and tackling inequalities: guest blog post from the Alcohol Health Alliance

The Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) is a coalition of more than 250 organisations, convened by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), which campaigns for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities. This blog post from the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA) is part of a series by IHA member organisations.

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