2019 saw honorary fellowships awarded to six eminent figures who have made a significant contribution to medical science.

Professor Dame Jane Dacre, immediate-past president of the RCP, has been appointed chair of the Senior Physicians Society (SPS).

The RCP has responded to a report by the General Medical Council (GMC) titled Fair to Refer? It explores the disproportionate number of fitness to practise referrals of the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors made to the GMC.