Royal College of Physicians
@rcphysicians
The professional home of physicians. Supporting our membership community, setting standards and using our voice to improve patient care. Together we're shaping the future of medicine.
🪴Join us for an afternoon of medicinal plant lectures on Monday 27 July at the RCP at Regent’s Park or online! Delegates can look forward to a tour of the RCP’s renowned Medicinal Garden. Book now: https://ow.ly/m6O850ZmOop
Could you be our next abstract competition winner? 🏆 The Med+ 2026 abstract competition is open to resident doctors.✨ Be in with a chance to win up to £500. 🔗 Submit now: https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/Abstract.asp?Client_Id=%27RCP%27&Project_Id=%27MPLUS26%27&System_Id=1
Bookings are now open for Med+ 2026! Attend in London or online on Monday 23 – Tuesday 24 November 2026 to refine your expertise and gain valuable CPD credits. Suitable for healthcare professionals at every stage of their career. 🔗Book now: rcpconferences.co.uk/med-plus-2025/book-now
📢 Join NRAP's webinar on the 2024–25 Room to Breathe Clinical Audit Report. Explore national findings on asthma, COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation, and what they mean for improving respiratory care. 📅 16 July | 1pm BST 👉 https://ow.ly/tZ4x50ZlUOo
What does it take to put together a conference for future medical registrars? From challenges to balancing clinical and leadership skills, the Call the medical registrar conference programme is built by young doctors. Read more in #Commentary and join us online tomorrow: https://ow.ly/hvP650ZjjQz
Join Dr Emma Vaux, RCP global vice president and Professor Dzifa Dey, RCP associate global director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the 11th ECSACOP annual scientific conference in Lusaka, Zambia on 17–19 September 2026. 👉 Register now and meet us there: https://ow.ly/eZ5Q50Zjes1 #MedSky #ECSACOP2026
📢 The Med+ 2026 abstract competition is now open for submissions! Resident doctors from the UK or overseas, this is your chance to showcase your work to healthcare professionals! Submit: https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/Abstract.asp?Client_Id=%27RCP%27&Project_Id=%27MPLUS26%27&System_Id=1
Read last year’s #Commentary article on why this topic matters to all physicians – as Dr Binita Kane, SAHM co-founder and respiratory physician, shares her parents’ stories of building an NHS career. 👉 https://ow.ly/81mM50ZiJEV #SouthAsianHeritageMonth2026 #SAHM2026
🚨 Final day to book! 🚨 30 June is your last chance to purchase your Medicine 2026 on demand ticket. Catch up on the sessions you missed and hear from leading experts – all on your own schedule. Book now: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/book-now
🩺 Chronic kidney disease affects millions of people, making earlier diagnosis and joined-up care essential. Missed 'Kidneys in Transition' at Medicine 2026? Now available on demand, until 4 September 2026. ⏳ Book before 30 June: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/book-now #RCPMED26
⏳ 4 days left to book! Watch online and claim CPD until 4 September 2026. 🎟️ Sales close soon—secure your access today: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/book-now #RCPMED26 #MedicalEducation #AIinHealthcare #PatientSafety #Medicine #Healthcare
In @futurehealthj.bsky.social, Dr Caroline Elton explores the emotional toll of providing end‑of‑life care and how medical training can leave doctors underprepared. She calls for better psychological support. Read more: https://ow.ly/U0gS50Z9OJx
🚨 Clinical Audit Awareness Week (22–26 June) Explore the latest FFFAP reports showing how audit drives improvement in care: 📘 NHFD 2025 📘 NAIF 2025 📘 FLS-DB 2025 Check out the latest FFFAP reports - https://ow.ly/EoQr50ZeekT.
Is the NHS ready for AI? 💭 At our recent Update in Medicine 2026 event in Liverpool, three experts explored the challenges of AI adoption, whether the NHS is ready to use these tools safely, and what needs to happen next. 👉 Sign up for the next event: https://ow.ly/P3IU50ZfC2I
📊 Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2026 is here! FFFAP supports safer, better care for patients with fractures and inpatient falls through three national audits: • NAIF • NHFD • FLS-DB 🤝 Get involved in #CAAW26 👉 https://ow.ly/GQLo50Zee7k
🌐From analogue to digital: artificial intelligence in the NHS At #RCPMED26, delegates explored the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare through the lens of regulation, ethics and patient safety. Catch up on this session now on demand: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/book-now
Ahead of #CAAW26, hear from our Senior Clinical Lead on the Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP). Sunil shares how FFFAP improves care, why bone health matters, and how data drives better patient outcomes: https://ow.ly/PURg50Zeb2I #HealthcareImprovement #ClinicalAudit
Can AI help clinicians better recognise dying and deterioration? A paper in the latest @futurehealthj.bsky.social explores how human-AI collaboration could improve predictions and timely care, while preserving compassionate, patient-centred practice. Read more: https://ow.ly/93LS50Z9OrW
🌍 Air pollution isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a health issue. In the latest RCP Medicine podcast, Dr Thomas Daniels discusses its links to asthma, COPD, stroke, dementia and more. 👉 Listen now and join the conversation this #CleanAirDay: https://ow.ly/Aeb550Ze7XH
Join us for medicinal plant lectures on Monday 27 July at the RCP at Regent’s Park or online! In-person delegates can look forward to a tour of the RCP’s renowned Medicinal Garden. Book now: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/events-and-education/events/medicinal-plant-lectures-2026-27-july-in-person/
Today is #CleanAirDay 🌍 Air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to human health. In this video, Professor Sir Stephen Holgate explains why cleaner air matters. 👉 Read the 'A breath of fresh air' report: https://ow.ly/ExiI50ZcQit
How does care for inflammatory bowel disease differ across countries and continents? Gastroenterologist Dr George Luiz Welter Corrêa compares the therapeutic arsenal in IBD clinics in the UK and Brazil, with #Commentary advisory group member, Dr Ajay Verma. Read today: https://ow.ly/6bvq50Zb5Sq
How does audit data improve patient outcomes? Join Dr Sunil Nedungayil during #CAAW26 for an HQIP webinar exploring how audit insights drive real-world healthcare improvements. 📅 22 June 2026, 10:30–12:00 🔗 https://ow.ly/ErMm50Z9U1Z
Last chance 🚨 There are only 2 weeks left to book your place at Medicine 2026. Don’t miss this opportunity to access CPD accredited keynote discussions, specialty updates and practical insights. Secure your place now: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/book-now #RCPMED26 #Medicine #MedicalEducation
Applications are now open for the Lewis Thomas Gibbon Jenkins of Briton Ferry Quality Improvement Fellowship 2026. This 12-month fellowship supports projects to improve clinical care in Wales. 📅 Closing date: 15 September 2026 🔗 Apply now via our website.
This summer weekend, read #Commentary the RCP’s membership magazine, to learn about the RCP medicinal garden, which contains over 1,000 different plants with a connection to medicine – and see some of the pieces of art that it has inspired artists to create. https://ow.ly/o97K50Zb52s
'There is a culture of avoidance of discussion of dying in hospital-based NHS healthcare.’ In @futurehealthj.bsky.social, Dr Kathryn Mannix calls for earlier, honest conversations and communication as a clinical skill to improve access to timely palliative care. Read more: https://ow.ly/F5g350Z9Ogr
🌬️ Room to Breathe is live. The latest NRAP State of the Nation report highlights progress in COPD care, children’s asthma and pulmonary rehabilitation. But overall improvement remains limited, with only small gains across most key indicators. 📖 Read more: https://ow.ly/sgXq50Z9NPa
🏥 From hospital to community: neighbourhood health in focus This insightful discussion explored how care can be delivered closer to home, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen connections between hospitals, primary care and local communities. ▶️ Watch now: https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026 #RCPMED26
From tackling inequality in young adults to supporting the workforce and scaling innovation, physicians are showing what’s possible in diabetes care. Now we need system-wide action to deliver it. Explore our series of blogs celebrating #DiabetesWeek: https://ow.ly/jqtK50Z888t