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19/08/25
Doctor And Patient Holding Hands

“We need far greater investment and support at end of life.” Royal College of Physicians Cymru responds to the All-Wales Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care

RCP has responded to Health Education Improvement Wales’ (HEIW) draft All-Wales Framework (The Framework) for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Blog
15/08/25
Nextgenphysicians

How one cardiology team transformed the quality and experience of local medical training, using the GMC national training survey as a catalyst for change

In the September 2025 issue of the independent, peer-reviewed RCP publication Future Healthcare Journal, authors Vasileios Lamprou, VJ Karthikeyan, Niall G Campbell and Sanjay Sastry describe how they used General Medical Council (GMC) national training survey (NTS) results to drive local improvements in the quality and experience of medical training.
Blog
15/08/25
Mumtaz Patel New Fellows Ceremony

South Asian Heritage Month: Q&A with RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel

RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel answers a series of questions reflecting on how her South Asian heritage has shaped her life and work, in response to South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM)’s theme ‘roots to routes’. This theme was also covered by SAHM co-founder Dr Binita Kane FRCP in the latest edition of Commentary.
News
15/08/25
Hospital Corridor Doctors

We must train doctors for the NHS of the future, not the past’: RCP calls for 10 Year Health Plan to drive reform of medical training

Following the publication of the 10 Year Health Plan, Dr Theresa Barnes, clinical lead for outpatient care at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) explores what the ‘three shifts’ might mean for the future of postgraduate medical training.
News
14/08/25
Doctor in busy hospital

Royal College of Physicians cautions consultant time essential to manage rising Advice and Guidance workload

The RCP has responded to NHS England’s performance statistics publication which shows a steep rise in Advice and Guidance requests in recent years.
Blog
08/08/25
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Hello, is that the new F1? An insider’s guide to the year ahead

On Wednesday 6 August 2025, thousands of new F1 doctors took up their first NHS training post. Dr Jaisila Patel, RCP Student and Foundation Doctor Network representative for Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and current F2 doctor, remembers her first day and offers some advice to all the medical graduates starting out on the wards.
News
08/08/25
Doctor And Patient Holding Hands

‘Anticipating the end of life is an act of clinical courage and kindness’: RCP calls for national strategy for end-of-life and palliative care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new policy position on end-of-life and palliative care, calling on government and health system leaders to transform how dying is recognised and supported across the NHS and social care.
News
07/08/25
Hospital

RCP responds to GMC 2025 workplace experiences report

The RCP has responded to the latest workplace experiences report from the General Medical Council (GMC).
Blog
06/08/25
Nextgenphysicians

‘We must move beyond rigid models of training’: why flexibility and an individualised approach in medical education matters

In her first blog for the RCP, Dr Stella George, recently appointed director of medical workforce and data insights, discusses the importance of flexible working in medicine and why we must support the next generation of doctors to stay in the NHS for longer.

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