RCP’s academic vice president Professor Ramesh Arasaradnam writes about a new position statement on ‘Making research everybody’s business’ which has been published today and the importance of embedding research in clinical practice.

The RCP has responded to the shadow secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, following his speech at the Labour Party Conference.

The RCP has commented on the Conservative Party leadership debate aired by the BBC on Monday 25 July.

The RCP has welcomed a new initiative aimed at supporting more doctors and other healthcare professionals to get involved in clinical research.

Health Education England (HEE) has been commissioned by the Minister of State for Care, Helen Whately, to look at the future of the health and social care workforce.

RCP academic vice-president Professor Cheng-Hock Toh today welcomed the publication of the four-nation implementation plan for the Vision for Research.

A survey of local councils, carried out by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), has found that adult social services have faced sharply rising numbers of people coming forward for help.

The RCP has today welcomed the Care Quality Commission’s new strategy, which includes a focus on encouraging clinical research and tackling health inequalities.

This International Clinical Trials Day, the RCP has published a consensus statement outlining how NHS trusts and industry can better work together to overcome barriers to conducting clinical research.  

In this article the RCP’s experts give their thoughts and reactions on some of the recommendations of the recent report by NHS England’s Accelerated Access Collaborative and Beneficial Changes Network.