Professor Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) responds to the Migration Advisory Committee’s report into a salary threshold and points-based immigration system which was published today.
A cross-party group of MPs have today released Delivering the vision of a ‘Smokefree Generation’, a report outlining a number of measures aimed at reducing smoking prevalence in the UK population to 5% or below.
As the RCP marks 10 years of the Medical Training Initiative, research underlines mutual benefits for the NHS and thousands of doctors from all over the world.
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 welcomes the release of the Taskforce for Lung Health's 5-year plan to improve the UK’s lung health and the lives of people living with lung disease.