The RCP signals formal support for the Royal Society for Public Health report 'Taking a new line on drugs' and the evidence-based recommendations it puts forward.

RCP president Professor Jane Dacre responds to the release by the government of a new tobacco control plan for England.

As part of its new programme of work focusing on professionalism, the RCP will be running a series of four free workshops in partnership with the GMC.

As Alcohol Awareness Week begins, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore explains how the government should communicate the harms associated with alcohol to the public.

Professor Stephen Holgate, special adviser on air quality to the RCP, reflects on the latest evidence on the impact of air pollution on health.

The RCP's special adviser on obesity, Professor John Wass, comments on the release of the government's strategy for addressing obesity in children.

RCP president, Professor Jane Dacre comments on staff health and wellbeing in the NHS.

Dr Ian Starke, medical director for revalidation at the Royal College of Physicians, welcomed the commencement of revalidation for doctors today, commenting that:

Sir Richard Thompson, Royal College of Physicians president, welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, that revalidation for doctors will start in December 2012:

A cohort of medical royal colleges has today signed a contract with Equiniti 360° Clinical to provide an online portfolio to support UK doctors through their appraisal and revalidation.