Policy and campaigns in Wales

Through our work with patients and doctors, the RCP is working to achieve real change across the health and social care sector in Wales.

We represent 40,000 physicians and clinicians worldwide – educating, improving and influencing for better health and care. Over 1,600 members in Wales work in hospitals and the community across 30 different clinical specialties, diagnosing and treating millions of patients with a huge range of medical conditions. We campaign for improvements to healthcare, medical education and public health.

Latest news

Read some of our latest news and policy documents focussing on Wales.

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Staff retention | North Wales Medical School opens its doors

In this month’s blog, Dr Hilary Williams, RCP vice president for Wales discusses the opening of the new medical school in North Wales and how the NHS can become an attractive place to work for newly qualified doctors.

Doctors in hospital

New beginnings | developing senior decision-making expertise | regional adviser vacancy

In this month’s blog, Dr Hilary Williams, RCP vice president for Wales considers the qualities and skills unique to the senior decision maker in the healthcare team.

Doctors in hospital

Dechrau newydd | datblygu arbenigedd mewn gwneud penderfyniadau uwch | swydd wag - cynghorydd rhanbarthol

Ym mlog y mis hwn, mae Dr Hilary Williams, is-lywydd RCP Cymru yn ystyried y rhinweddau a’r sgiliau sy’n unigryw i’r uwch benderfynwr yn y tîm gofal iechyd.

Dr Hilary Williams NEW

A low-cost community approach to preventing ill-health

In this month’s blog, Dr Hilary Williams highlights three local low-cost initiatives where NHS staff and patients have relinquished the burden of top-down NHS structures and delivered on prevention.

Dr Hilary Williams NEW

Dull cymunedol cost isel o atal afiechyd

Ym mlog y mis hwn, mae Dr Hilary Williams yn tynnu sylw at dri chynllun cost isel lleol lle mae staff a chleifion y GIG wedi cefnu ar strwythurau beichus o’r brig i lawr y GIG a chanolbwyntio ar atal.

Fidan Yousuf

Delivering hepatology care in a modern NHS

In this month’s guest blog, Dr Fidan Yousuf, consultant hepatologist at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board highlights how the Gwent Liver Unit delivers modern hepatology care across four hospital sites and within the community.