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03/10/25
Welsh Senedd

Welsh 'Healthy Weight' plan a step forward, but challenges remain

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s Healthy Weight, Healthy Wales delivery plan 2025-2027 but urges swift action to tackle weight management challenges across all ages.
News
02/10/25
Turner Warwick Lecturer Award Winners 2025

RCP announces Turner-Warwick lecturer award winners for 2025

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Turner-Warwick lecturer awards, which celebrate excellence in clinical research, medical education and quality improvement.
News
02/10/25
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RCP launches new-style Council meetings

In a move to increase transparency around its governance, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has begun publishing open summaries of its Council discussions within a week of each meeting.
News
02/10/25
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RCP reports back from the Labour party conference 2025

The Royal College of Physicians attended the Labour party conference in Liverpool and raised key issues including workforce, health inequalities – particularly air quality, digital and AI, and social care.
News
01/10/25
Solar Panels

Royal College of Physicians welcomes expansion of solar panel scheme for NHS sites

The RCP has welcomed the government’s announcement of an expanded programme to install solar panels across more NHS sites in England.
Blog
30/09/25
Dr Inna Soldatenko (1)

My journey as a Ukrainian healthcare professional: a story of resilience and hope

In this blog, Dr Inna Soldatenko shares her experience of navigating the challenges posed by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
News
30/09/25
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RCP responds to new NHS online hospital plans

The RCP has welcomed NHS England’s online hospital plans but warned that integration, quality, and workforce training must be central to their success.
News
29/09/25
Doctors In Corridor

Majority of new consultants take up posts where they trained: new RCP survey findings show that NHS should improve training experience to recruit and retain senior doctors

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today published the results of its annual survey of doctors who completed their certificate of completion of training (CCT) in 2024. The survey provides a unique insight into the experiences of over 300 new consultants across 30 medical specialties.
Blog
26/09/25
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Acting Up with confidence: how we’re preparing IMT doctors for the registrar role

In our latest RCP next generation campaign blog, the winner of our 2025 ACT abstract competition, Dr Dominic Mears, shares how he, along with colleagues Dr Ming-May Chung and Dr Emily Robinson introduced an Acting Up scheme at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (WAHT) to give doctors training in internal medicine real-world experience of the registrar role.

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