As a leading health organisation aimed at improving patient care and preventing disease worldwide, the RCP is committed to supporting the global response to COVID-19 and its members who are at the centre of the NHS response.
We represent 39,000 doctors worldwide – educating, improving and influencing for better health and care. The RCP is a global community, committed to raising standards and supporting healthcare professionals throughout their careers.
The eighth survey of RCP fellows and members shows that that despite the positive news about vaccinations, the pressures placed on doctors by the pandemic are taking a significant toll.
Dr Ben Prudon, respiratory consultant at University Hospital of North Tees, reflects on the experience and impact of early involvement in the RECOVERY trial for patients with COVID-19.
On day 2 of the RCP’s Medicine 2021 conference, Dame Anne Johnson, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London, gave a presentation covering the alignment of prevention and care.
On day 1 of the Medicine 2021 conference, Baroness Dido Harding, interim chair of the new National Institute for Health Protection, spoke about the next phase for the NHS Test and Trace service.
Opening day 2 of Medicine 2021, RCP academic vice president Cheng-Hock Toh chaired a discussion with guests Sir Michael Marmot, Dame Donna Kinnair, Dame Jane Dacre, William van’t Hoff and Stephen Holgate.