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.

After 16 years of work at the forefront of clinical informatics, the Health Informatics Unit will close for business on 29 March 2019.

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.

In new recommendations for the use of AI to support doctors, the RCP has called on the medical profession to embrace the technology, but to make sure that it works for patients. 

Apps, medical devices and healthcare software are increasing day by day, but how do we keep up with them and how can we keep them safe?

Mounting concerns for patient safety have been expressed by consultant physicians responding to the profession’s annual census, Focus on Physicians, published today. 

Professor Jeremy Wyatt addresses five key questions arising from artificial intelligence in healthcare.