Only 13% of senior doctors’ posts in England were made in rural parts of the country, according to a UK-wide census of doctors conducted by the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

The #5minutesto census provides the three Royal Colleges of Physicians with essential data that we use to lobby for changes, such as additional consultant posts and medical student places.

RCP Cymru Wales has responded this week to the joint draft health and social care workforce strategy from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Social Care Wales.

The RCP has welcomed the publication of the Interim NHS People Plan, saying that this is a step in the right direction for the workforce. However, the Treasury must work to support NHS staff starting with addressing the current challenges around pensions.

90% of those responding to a poll conducted by the RCP witnessed colleagues going above and beyond their jobs last winter.

Reflecting on the RCP’s move to recruit a dedicated clinical director for digital health, Dr James Maguire and Dr Sam Shah from NHSX discuss how best to unlock the clinician workload by applying service design principles. 

Following Labour's announcement that it would commit £330m to solving the NHS 'staff retention crisis', RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard said the proposal could turn the tide on the current retention challenges. 

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.

RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard discusses what we’ve learned from the new NHS Long Term Plan, and how to create a sustainable workforce.

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.