All staff working in acute medical units (AMUs) will be familiar with the increasing number of older people living with frailty who require access to acute care.
The RCP welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on the NHS’s vision of the future of healthcare.
The NHS must ensure that patient care remains at the heart of the Brexit negotiations to ensure that UK patients can continue to access the latest treatments.
This consultation seeks views on the proposed data security standards and the consent/opt-outs model as set out in the review by the national data guardian.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition that involves sudden, catastrophic loss of kidney function. It is estimated that AKI is associated with one in five emergency hospital admissions and causes up to 1.7 million deaths globally per year.