An audit of the provision and delivery of care for patients in the last hours or days of life has shown hospitals are reaching high standards of care in a wide variety of areas. The audit included clinical data from over 7,000 patients (from 127 NHS trusts) whose care was supported by the Liverpo
Now that the initial COVID-19 peak has passed, the RCP is working with its members and NHS leaders to understand the scale of the challenge ahead in rebuilding services and plan what needs to happen in the coming months.
The RCP piloted the GMC Appraisal Framework in secondary care in the Mersey region on behalf of the Revalidation Support Team (RST) and the report was presented to the UK Programme Board on Monday 5 July.
The Royal College of Physicians of London (registered charity no. 210508) is registered with the Fundraising Regulator (the independent regulator of charitable fundraising) and follows the Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and Fundraising Promise. The Code can be found on the Regulator’s website.
New guidance launched today calls on doctors to explore the potential job-related causes of asthma when diagnosing patients. An estimated one in six cases of asthma in people of working age is either caused or aggravated by work-related factors.[i]
Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), welcomed today's House of Lords Social Policies and Consumer Protection EU Sub-Committee report, Safety First: Mobility of Healthcare Professionals in the EU.
