RCP Cymru Wales

Working with our physician members, RCP Cymru Wales is campaigning for change and improvements to health and care in Wales.

RCP Cymru Wales is the voice of physicians in Wales. We have around 1,300 members in Wales, working hospitals and the community across 30 different medical specialties to diagnose and treat millions of patients.

The RCP chooses its UK influencing priorities in consultation with its UK membership. In Wales, we work closely with the Vice President Wales and our team of Wales regional advisers to deliver Wales-specific campaigns on these key areas, as well as additional bespoke Welsh campaigns.

For more info, email: policy@rcp.ac.uk.

Latest news

Read about our latest campaigns and news from Wales.

Blog

19/10/26

Community by Design needs a workforce by design

Providing more care closer to home could transform healthcare in Wales. But, as RCP joint vice presidents for Wales Dr Ben Thomas and Professor Sam Rice argue, its success will depend on whether workforce planning, community services and hospital care can develop together.

News

19/10/26

Workforce planning will be key to delivering Community by Design, says RCP Cymru Wales

RCP Cymru Wales has welcomed the Welsh government’s ambition to provide more care closer to home but warned that service redesign must be backed by continued investment in the medical workforce, digital infrastructure and hospital and specialist services.

News

24/09/26

RCP Cymru Wales welcomes Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) report

The RCP has welcomed the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) Annual Report 2025–2026, published today. The report highlights the continued dedication of healthcare staff across Wales, while identifying persistent challenges including access to care, patient flow, workforce pressures, and the suitability of some healthcare environments that continue to affect the quality, safety and experience of care.

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07/08/26

First Welsh pulmonary rehabilitation service accredited through PRSAS

Swansea Bay University Health Board’s pulmonary rehabilitation service has become the first pulmonary rehabilitation service in Wales to achieve accreditation through the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS), which is hosted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

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14/07/26

‘Smoke from wildfires can worsen respiratory and heart conditions’: RCP Cymru Wales warns NHS must prepare for climate change impacts

RCP Cymru Wales has warned that the NHS in Wales must do more to prepare for the health impacts of climate change as extreme heat affects communities across Wales, with smoke from a wildfire in north Wales expected to persist for several days.

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12/05/26

RCP Cymru Wales responds to Senedd election and appointment of new first minister

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales has responded to the Senedd election result and the appointment of Rhun ap Iorwerth as first minister.