Medicine 2020, the RCP’s sixth annual conference, has officially been launched and will take place 23–24 April 2020 at The ICC, Birmingham.

Day 2 of the RCP annual conference included a plenary session focusing on innovation, chaired by the RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard.

Day 2 of the RCP’s Medicine 2019 annual conference included a fascinating session on evolving systems chaired by Professor Dame Jane Dacre, former president of the RCP.

The RCP is calling for more research to be conducted in NHS trusts to support high quality patient care, with ‘protected time’ for doctors, nurses and other clinicians to undertake research projects. 

On Day 2 of the RCP Medicine 2019 conference, Professor Cheng-Hok Toh chaired a session on physicians for the world.

On day 2 of the RCP Medicine 2019 conference, Dr Matthew Roycroft chaired a session on clinical cases.

Day 2 of the RCP annual conference included a session on the challenges facing palliative care and how new models and systems can help.

Chaired by Dr Kate Lovett, dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, this session focused on the mental health of both patients and practitioners.

In one of the final concurrent sessions of Medicine 2019 day 1, the focus was on careers. Including talks from a number of experts.

Matt Hancock MP, UK secretary of state for health and social care, delivered a speech entitled ‘My vision for the NHS’ as part of the afternoon plenary on the first day of Medicine 2019.