The RCP is calling for obesity to urgently be recognised as a disease by government and the broader health sector, and warning that until this happens its prevalence is unlikely to be reduced.
Work has officially begun on The Spine – the RCP's new £35 million northern headquarters in Liverpool – following a recent ceremony to mark the breaking of the ground upon which it will be built.
On the day of the RCP's 500th anniversary, presidents Professor Dame Jane Dacre and Dr Andrew Goddard arrived at RCP HQ to hand over the new 500 Charter.
The RCP is inviting members, fellows and the general public to join us on and around 23 September in celebrating the 500th anniversary of the signing of its founding charter at a series of unique events.
As the 500th birthday of the RCP fast approaches deputy CEO Clive Constable asks which of the founding principles are still relevant today, and whether we're still the same organisation as in 1518.