The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has joined the BMA and other medical bodies in signing a letter to the Chancellor, urging him to use the budget to provide a long-term solution to the pension taxation crisis.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)’s Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) has today published its annual National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) report.

RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard has been appointed to the NHS' new NHS Assembly, a collaborative forum that will support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.

The RCP has again won the contract to deliver the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) for the next 3 years.

A new report from the RCP has found that while more fracture patients are receiving bone health checks, a greater standard of care for all ‘fragility’ fracture patients is required.

The RCP will use a generous £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund to support a special public lecture on ageing in 2018. 

The RCP's clinical lead for the National Audit of Inpatient Falls, Shelagh O'Riordan, explains how using the RCP's new bedside vision assessment tool can help prevent inpatient falls

Professor Finbarr Martin discusses the need for a joined up recovery pathway for hip fracture patients that includes community services.

Professor Jane Dacre provides her view on the Public Accounts Committee’s report on discharging older people from hospitals.