The RCP has produced a resource in collaboration with the Society of Acute Medicine to support hospital doctors in improving the care and choices provided to people at the end of their life.

Honest conversations about dying need to begin with a broader understanding of what ‘end-of-life’ actually means, and practical steps to enable the conversations to take place, writes Bev Fitzsimons from the Point of Care Foundation

As part of its new programme of work focusing on professionalism, the RCP will be running a series of four free workshops in partnership with the GMC.

Dr Ian Starke, medical director for revalidation at the Royal College of Physicians, welcomed the commencement of revalidation for doctors today, commenting that:

Sir Richard Thompson, Royal College of Physicians president, welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, that revalidation for doctors will start in December 2012:

A cohort of medical royal colleges has today signed a contract with Equiniti 360° Clinical to provide an online portfolio to support UK doctors through their appraisal and revalidation.

Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), welcomed today's House of Lords Social Policies and Consumer Protection EU Sub-Committee report, Safety First: Mobility of Healthcare Professionals in the EU.