Presidents of the medical royal colleges, the chair of council of the RCGP, and over 800 doctors, health professionals and academics are calling on NHS England to ensure that tobacco dependence treatment is provided for every smoker cared for by the NHS, as part of the long-term plan.

A major new report released today by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) calls for a radical change in the way the NHS treats smoking, by providing opt-out cessation services as a routine component of all hospital care.

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.