For Black History Month, this This Doctor Can blog focuses on the life and career of consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, Dr Elizabeth Uchegbu.

For Black History Month, this This Doctor Can blog focuses on the life and career of physician associate student, Simisola Olatunde-Adeyemo.

In early 2019 the RCP carried out an online survey of its members’ and fellows’ views on the subject of assisted dying.

On 30 March 2020 the RCP published a statement to clarify its position on assisted dying. A copy of that statement is available here.

In spite of the racial discrimination her mother faced while working in the NHS, Dr Akon Esara was determined to follow in her footsteps.

The RCP has responded to a report by the General Medical Council (GMC) titled Fair to Refer? It explores the disproportionate number of fitness to practise referrals of the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors made to the GMC.

With the RCP preparing to poll its members about its stance on assisted dying, Professor Raymond Tallis, emeritus professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Manchester, outlines why the RCP should have a neutral position. 

With the RCP preparing to poll its members about its stance on assisted dying, Dr Amy Proffitt, executive secretary of the Association for Palliative Medicine (APM), argues the case for opposing medical involvement. 

The RCP is to poll its 35,000 members and fellows next month on whether or not there should be a change in the law to permit assisted dying.