A survey of local councils, carried out by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), has found that adult social services have faced sharply rising numbers of people coming forward for help.

In this article the RCP’s experts give their thoughts and reactions on some of the recommendations of the recent report by NHS England’s Accelerated Access Collaborative and Beneficial Changes Network.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has ended all its investments in fossil fuels, two years ahead of the deadline set in the new Climate Policy it adopted in January 2020.

Ahead of proposed legislative changes, Dr Jonathan Steel, RCP lead fellow for social care, discusses the importance of locally owned models of care in enabling integration.

Dr Sarah Clarke, RCP clinical vice president, sets out the RCP’s view on initial proposals for NHS legislation to deliver more integrated care.

In the next few weeks, MPs will have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the Environment Bill.

Following the Chancellor’s Spending Review, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard reflects on the sticking plaster for social care, the absence of public health, and the need to tackle health inequality at home and abroad.

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard reflects on what health and social care needs both now and beyond the pandemic.

We all have a duty to tackle global heating. Professor Donal O’Donoghue, RCP registrar, discusses the responsibility of the health service, the NHS Net Zero report, and what we can do to help.

The RCP has responded to the Health and Social Care Committee's report 'Social Care: Funding and Workforce'.