RCP president Professor Jane Dacre responds to the release by the government of a new tobacco control plan for England.

RCP president Professor Jane Dacre comments on new figures, released by NHS Digital, on the prevalence of smoking by UK adults.

This week our Health Informatics Unit launched a consultation on how alcohol and tobacco use is recorded in patient health records.

Views are being sought through two online surveys to inform the development of proposed data standards for recording alcohol and tobacco use in electronic patient records.

Today, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a report looking at the clinical effectiveness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care in primary care in England.

Professor John Britton, the RCP's special adviser on tobacco, reflects on recent developments in tobacco control and the introduction of standardised packaging.

A new report released today from the Royal College of Physicians, ‘Nicotine without smoke: tobacco harm reduction’ concludes that e-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health.

A report published by the Royal College of Physicians and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland demonstrates that survival rates after major lung cancer surgery is improving.

All evidence suggests that the health risks posed by e-cigarettes are relatively small but we must continue to study the long term effects.

The RCP today welcomed the publication of Public Health England's review of the evidence on e-cigarettes.