The RCP has submitted written evidence to the consultation on the terms of reference for the official COVID-19 inquiry, chaired by Baroness Hallett, which is due to launch later this year.
The RCP has responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation, saying that vaccination should not be a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector within England.
The RCP has responded to government’s plans to reform how public health responsibilities function, with Public Health England to be abolished and replaced with a new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and an Office for Health Promotion, that will sit within DHSC.
In 2021-22, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) should support doctors to deliver the best care possible by investing in postgraduate training, medical education, and career development.
Ahead of the 2021 Budget on 3 March, the RCP called on the government to implement the following three actions to build a more resilient health and social care system, learning the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.