Following the Chancellor’s Spending Review, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard reflects on the sticking plaster for social care, the absence of public health, and the need to tackle health inequality at home and abroad.

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard reflects on what health and social care needs both now and beyond the pandemic.

Adam Croom, policy and external affairs officer at Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, explores the ways in which health inequalities are particularly acute for those with lung conditions.

We spoke to Hayley Hall, a member of our Patient and Carer Network (PCN), about the need to keep the conversation flowing around health qualities.

Professor Rachel Batterham, RCP special adviser on obesity, explores the link between health inequalities and obesity.

Dr Sanjay Agrawal is chair of the RCP’s Tobacco Special Advisory Group. In this blog he explores the link between health inequalities and smoking.

Dr Pippa Medcalf FRCP MBE is the RCP’s lead fellow for health inequalities and inclusion health. In this blog she explores the link between health inequalities and homelessness.

Professor Sir Michael Marmot, director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health inequalities.

Reflecting on the RCP’s move to recruit a dedicated clinical director for digital health, Dr James Maguire and Dr Sam Shah from NHSX discuss how best to unlock the clinician workload by applying service design principles. 

Following the publication of 'Advancing medical professionalism', Point of Care Foundation chief executive Jocelyn Cornwell discusses how it aligns with her organisation's goals and findings.