Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol comes into force today across Wales. It is designed to reduce the availability of very cheap, strong alcohol. Those in most need of help for alcohol problems are more likely to buy this very cheap alcohol and MUP aims to reduce the harm to this group.
An average drinker completing Dry January will have avoided the equivalent of 60 cigarettes (three packets) as far as cancer risk is concerned, according to estimates of the cancer risks of alco
A report published today by the GMC highlights changing approaches to work-life balance and career development among doctors which impact on UK health services’ ability to plan for patient demand.
In the latest issue of the RCP's membership magazine, Commentary, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard interviews Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Experts from 13 national bodies, including the Royal College of Physicians, have joined forces to launch new practical guidance around valproate use in women and girls.
RCP president Professor Dame Jane Dacre has called for a change in society’s perception of alcohol consumption to 'ensure public education reflects the risks' following a major study of the global burden of alcohol concluded that there was no healthy level of alcohol consumption.
The RCP this week submitted comments to an EU consultation on Ireland's proposed cancer warning label on alcohol bottles and cans, which highlights the direct link between alcohol and cancer.
Every so often hospital staff see patients literally chained to another person for much or all of their appointment. Radhika Holmström asks is this how prisoners’ healthcare is arranged, and how they get access to hospital?
