The RCP has responded to an independent review by Dr Javed Khan OBE, setting out recommendations to support the government to meet its smokefree ambition by 2030.
The RCP has responded to NHS England’s announcement that every pharmacy in England will be able to offer stop smoking support to patients when they are discharged from hospital.
NICE worked with Public Health England (PHE) to develop a draft guideline on tackling the health burden of smoking, which is open for consultation today.
A new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommends that all smokers be provided, routinely and on an opt-out basis, with smoking cessation treatment by the NHS.
The government must put patient safety at the heart of the continued Brexit negotiations and invest in the health and care workforce, public health and prevention, a capital programme and social care provision.
In the run up to Brexit, we’ve written to the Prime Minister, along with 16 other health organisations, calling for healthcare to be at the heart of EU exit negotiations.
Uncertainty has been the theme of the past few months, as it became clear that the EU exit deal Theresa May’s government negotiated would not make it over the necessary parliamentary hurdles.