The government has responded to a letter sent by the Inequalities in Health Alliance, a coalition of over 170 organisations calling for a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities. 

RCP responds to the NHS chief executive’s evidence session which covered lessons learned from the pandemic, including a section on health inequalities.

The Royal College of Physicians has responded to publication of Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty’s first independent annual report.

Professor Cheng-Hock Toh, RCP’s Academic Vice-President, contributes to Northern Health Sciences Alliance’s COVID-19 pandemic report, revealing a massive hit to the North of England’s health and economy.

The RCP has brought together a coalition of nearly 80 organisations to press for urgent action to address health inequalities.

On Tuesday 31 January a key vote takes place in the European Parliament Public Health Committee on the latest revision of the EU Audi

The RCP is supporting moves to improve the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive to protect children from the advertising and marketing of alcohol and unhealthy foods.

The RCP has produced a briefing in support of Geraint Davies MP’s Private Member’s Bill on Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Adverstising) and outlining some key statistics on the prevalence of obesity in the UK.