As a leading health organisation aimed at improving patient care and preventing disease worldwide, the RCP is committed to supporting the global response to COVID-19.
Climate change is the biggest global threat to health and the need to act has never been clearer. From respiratory diseases to access to clean water, global warming is negatively affecting the health of people around the world.
Peer support can help staff cope with the stress that comes from their work. New guidance from the RCP and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) sets out the values, principles and practice of peer support, with an infographic that can be printed out and displayed locally.
The RCP has launched a fundraising appeal to help our members and the health service manage the response and longer-term consequences of the COVID19 pandemic.
By bringing together both patients and doctors, the RCP aims to provide support and practical guidance to doctors to help improve and embed person-centred care.
The Health Informatics Unit's (HIU) 'Document naming standard' project will ensure digital health records are appropriately named for safe and effective retrieval within the health and social setting, as well as their transfer across all care settings.
The integrated digital care and support plan standards developed by this project will be used to create a technical specification by NHS Digital to be implemented in north-west London.
The NHS relies on teams to design, deliver and develop world-class patient care. Effective team-working reduces medical errors, increases patient safety and improves patient mortality rates. Crucially, it also leads to reduced stress and higher job satisfaction.
