The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Surgeons have welcomed NHS England's plans to pilot new NHS targets and measurements for cancer, emergency and planned treatment in England.
The RCP has been looking at the realities of working in the NHS this winter through a poll of its members. As specialty trainees, Matthew Roycroft and Megan Rutter have witnessed the impact of ‘winter pressures’ on NHS staff and patients.
Almost 80% of hospital doctors say delays to transferring patients out of hospital is the main pressure point this winter, according to a poll conducted by the RCP.
The RCP and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have called on the Welsh government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care services.
The RCP welcomes the NHS Long Term Plan's focus on changing models of working but stresses the need to increase medical school places to alleviate burnout rate among doctors.
Ever since Carwyn Jones, the most senior elected Labour politician in the UK, announced his intention to step down as first minister of Wales, the race to replace him has been on.
Measures to offer every smoker admitted to hospital help to quit, as recommended by the RCP in a 2018 report, will be introduced as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
The RCP believes current NHS overseas visitor charging regulations are having a direct impact on individual health and have potential implications for public health.
