In March 2020, Dr Kate Edwards, a former RCP chief registrar, found herself in the eye of the COVID-19 storm. As the RCP publishes its updated manifesto calls ahead of the 2021 Senedd election in Wales, she reflects on how she and colleagues rose to the challenge during the pandemic.
Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Sam Rice, a consultant physician in Llanelli, and Kimberley Littlemore, creative director at eHealth Digital Media Ltd, worked together to develop a series of educational films about diabetes.
On Time to Talk Day 2021, Dr Helen Lane, a consultant physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in south Wales has published a new poem, ‘It’s good to talk’.
In this piece, Dr Rachel McCoubrie talks about her work supporting doctors and how coaching can help with self-confidence, limiting beliefs, dealing with anxiety and promoting resilience and positivity.
Dr Emma Vaux, consultant nephrologist and immediate past RCP vice president for education and training, explores tackling rudeness at work and how to move from bystander to upstander.
Suzanne Banks, former chief nurse at Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust, describes how she worked to raise awareness and understanding of the menopause.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has signed a consensus statement alongside the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, aimed at helping patients with mental health needs in acute hospitals.
The RCP has today launched a mental health and wellbeing resource, helping everyone to spot the signs of deteriorating mental health, and know where to look when they need to seek help.
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything (Irish proverb). Dr Emma Plunkett, a consultant anaesthetist in Birmingham, explores the importance of sleep and how it supports learning.
