This campaign e-action has now closed, following a vote in the House of Commons on 30 March 2022. Thank you to all members and fellows who wrote to their MP about this vital issue.
At the end of 2017, Health Education England, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Public Health England, the Care Quality Commission, NICE and the Department of Health publisheda draft health and care workforce strategy for consultation.
The RCP has outlined the existing workforce challenges faced by the NHS, its reliance on recruitment from overseas and our concerns for the UK to attract physicians to the NHS in the future.
The Royal College of Physicians is calling for the GMC to ensure communication skills and culturally appropriate practice are embedded in its Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA).