This guideline covers diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve awareness and understanding about ME/CFS and when to suspect it, so that people are diagnosed earlier.

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 submitted written evidence to the health and social care select committee’s inquiry on the clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic.

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a Spending Review in early September.

In July 2021, Health Education England (HEE) was commissioned by then Minister of State for Care, Helen Whately to look at the future of the health and social care workforce.

This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with OSAHS (COPD–OSAHS overlap syndrome) in people over 16.

This guideline covers the early and longer-term (rehabilitation) management of acute coronary syndromes. These include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina.

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.  

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing atrial fibrillation in adults. It includes guidance on providing the best care and treatment for people with atrial fibrillation, including assessing and managing risks of stroke and bleeding.

The RCP submitted evidence to the House of Lords COVID-19 select committee inquiry Living online: the long-term impact on wellbeing.