All six health boards in Wales with an acute medical intake are now registered with the Improving Quality in Liver Services (IQILS) project, the UK national accreditation scheme for liver services.
Dr James Ferguson, consultant hepatologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, has been appointed as clinical lead at the RCP's Improving Quality in Liver Services accreditation scheme.
The second mesothelioma report, launched today by RCP London, demonstrates improvement in the number of people diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) surviving for more than 1 year*.
The RCP is a partner in the East Africa Medical Training and Fellowship programme, which aims to train more oncology and neurology specialists in East Africa.
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.