In the next few weeks, MPs will have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the Environment Bill.

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.

We all have a duty to tackle global heating. Professor Donal O’Donoghue, RCP registrar, discusses the responsibility of the health service, the NHS Net Zero report, and what we can do to help.

As I was sitting down to write this column, many homes — including mine — were in the midst of school exam results season and the highs and lows that go along with it. Tensions were high in the Goddard household, and so we were grateful for the chance to take a break to sunny Wales.

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.

John Appleby, chief economist of the Nuffield Trust, examines how value is defined in healthcare and how it impacts everyday services.

Following the publication of the RCP report 'Outpatients: the future', Professor Stephen Powis argues that the traditional model of outpatient care is no longer fit for purpose.

RCP senior censor and vice president (education and training) Dr Emma Vaux explains the RCP’s new Code of Conduct, which had its first viewing at our 500th anniversary celebration on 23 September, and launched in full on 6 November.