Royal College of Physicians

There’s still time to join our upcoming RCP Improvement webinar on patient safety & physician wellbeing in pressured acute settings 🩺

Hear expert perspectives & take part in an open, facilitated discussion on moving from managing risk to eliminating corridor care: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt

Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2025

There is just 1 week to go before applications to the Excellence in Patient Care Awards close!

Did you know that the application is only around 600 words in total? Learn our tips to turn your QI project into a strong application in our #Commentary article: https://ow.ly/vMms50Y9VYs

#EPCA2026

Thank you to Baroness Manzoor who yesterday highlighted the findings from our snapshot survey from last February into delivering care in a temporary environment. A follow-up survey in September last year confirmed this challenge persists beyond the winter months.

🔗 ow.ly/CvG950Y9crC

Calling all medical students 🗣️

Join the RCP for free to level up your learning, connect with peers, access exclusive opportunities and shape the future of medicine.

Hear from Naabil Khan, our SFDN representative, on how to make the most of RCP membership.

🔗Find out more: ow.ly/WnFj50Y8HPp

RCP new members ceremony

We were thrilled to celebrate each physician at yesterday’s new members ceremony. The day was filled with inspiration, pride and well-earned recognition. Your achievements reflect extraordinary dedication – congratulations to you all. We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make next 👏

Corridor care shouldn’t be an accepted part of the acute medical take.

Join our RCP Improvement webinar for an open, facilitated discussion with clinicians on patient safety & practical steps to eliminate corridor care.

👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/AGQC50Y15wt

What’s next for your career in medicine?

RCP fellowship is more than a title – it’s a gateway to a powerful network of clinicians leading change across healthcare.

Nominate yourself or a deserving colleague and join a community making a real impact.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Y3Ma50WswCM

Dr Lorita Krasniqi

Read as Dr Lorita Krasniqi reflects on her role in implementing the hospital at home service within acute care at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: https://ow.ly/W4BI50Y4W7f

The project was highly commended in our virtual poster competition 2025.

Help us shape RCP publications! In 2026, we want @clin-med.bsky.social, @futurehealthj.bsky.social & #Commentary to feel useful, interesting & relevant to you.

👉Take our 5-minute survey on article formats & your reading habits: https://ow.ly/FIO650Y4jes

Dr Alex Crowe

Our recent #Commentary interview with Dr Alex Crowe gives a behind-the-scenes look at our educational offers.

Read more about how the RCP puts together impactful educational programmes that equip doctors to lead, grow and thrive at every stage of their career: https://ow.ly/6VsU50Y4ju4

RCP fellows – make a meaningful impact both locally and nationally by becoming a Regional Adviser (RA).

We’re currently recruiting RAs in the Oxford and Thames Valley and Peninsula regions.

Don’t miss out: find out more and apply by midnight on Sunday 15 February:
👉 https://ow.ly/ku0v50XSsAl

IMTs, we want to hear from you 🗣️

What’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change in your training and day-to-day work?

Join Professor Mumtaz Patel at our online Meet your president event and be part of shaping our voice for early-career physicians.

👉 https://ow.ly/y2lZ50XZzZA

Making the case research

The BMJ has included our resource kit in its round up of routes into #research!

Our resource kit helps doctors to make the case for research time with guidance on how to get started: https://ow.ly/gvlW50Y4bT9

Have you ever wanted your voice to make a difference in respiratory healthcare?

Join NRAP’s patient panel & share your experiences to help improve respiratory care for others.

🟠Easy to join.
🟠Share insights.
🟠Be part of positive change.

👉Learn more and apply today: https://ow.ly/jOGZ50Y49Mk

Medicine 2026 abstract competition is open for submissions 📝

The abstract competition offers delegates the opportunity to showcase their research to healthcare professionals from around the world.

With prizes up to £1000, don’t miss out! Submissions close 1 March 2026: https://ow.ly/YVX850Y49f6

We’re halfway through the application window for the Excellence in Patient Care Awards.

These awards celebrate #RCPmembers & healthcare teams delivering outstanding projects that improve patient care worldwide.

Explore the categories & start your entry today: https://ow.ly/ciIk50Y3KlY

#EPCA2026

Dr Shahid Nasim

‘When we began this work in 2014, we had a simple aim: reduce unnecessary admissions while giving patients rapid access to the investigations & treatments they needed.’

Dr Shahid Nasim reflects on a decade of change in ambulatory & same day emergency care at @mse.nhs.uk: https://ow.ly/Q9MV50XXZqr

RCP education session

RCP education session

RCP education session

RCP education session

This year’s theme for #InternationalDayofEducation is: ‘The power of youth in cocreating education.’

Our Fundamentals workshops empower early-career doctors with the skills to grow, lead, and support the next generation of healthcare professionals: https://ow.ly/yajX50XWHzk

RCP workshop

RCP conference

RCP Update in Medicine

RCP workshop

Continuous development is essential to being a safe, effective and fulfilled doctor. This #InternationalDayofEducation, RCP leaders share why learning matters and how to protect time for it, plus the many ways to grow through the RCP.

🔗 Read the full article: https://ow.ly/8NYm50Y1QTf

The Falls and Fragility Audit Programme is recruiting for two clinical leadership roles:

🔵NAIF clinical lead: https://ow.ly/EINO50XZZk5
🟢NHFD orthopaedic clinical lead: https://ow.ly/Yt0F50XZZk6

Apply now to help shape the future of falls and fragility fracture.

Kick off 2026 with 6 CPD credits and expert insights at the Update in medicine – Birmingham. 🩺

Join leading physicians such as Sir Michael Marmot for a full programme of topical, practice-relevant medical updates.

Book your place today: https://ow.ly/ygoN50XZAaz

#Medicine2026 bookings now open!

Our annual conference returns to explore the biggest shifts transforming healthcare – from hospital to community care, analogue to digital systems & sickness to prevention.

📅 13 – 14 May
📍 RCP at Regent’s Park & online
📚 CPD-accredited

🔗 https://ow.ly/56he50Y0Guu

IMTs – your voice matters. 🗣️

Tell us what’s affecting your training and working lives so we can campaign on the issues that matter most to you.

Join Professor Mumtaz Patel at our online Meet your president event and help shape how we advocate for physicians.

👉 https://ow.ly/p0nw50XZzZF

Aspiring medical director programme

Great to see our cohort of aspiring medical directors in The Spine for today's session on:

🟢 bridging the gap between board and medical staff by communicating effectively
🟢 communication with the GMC
🟢 what a MD needs to know in 2026
🟢 media training.

🔗 https://ow.ly/kqkI50Y02iq

The 100th episode of the RCP Medicine podcast is out now 🩺

In the latest episode, Dr Jemima Sellicks is joined by Professor Mumtaz Patel to talk about key challenges facing resident doctors in the #NHS and to shine a light on our #NextGenPhysician campaign.

🎧Listen now: ow.ly/QcGQ50Y02CZ

We’re inviting adults with lived experience of respiratory conditions to join the National Respiratory Audit Programme's (NRAP) patient panel.

Your perspective is invaluable in guiding NRAP’s programmes and improving patient outcomes.

Interested? Apply now: https://ow.ly/XqSA50XZLOE

Dr Mark Harber

This morning, Dr Mark Harber, RCP special adviser on healthcare sustainability and climate change, presented to the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health about how clinicians can drive climate action.

He showcased our Green physician toolkit: ow.ly/99bf50XZxMi

🗓️Join our 1-day workshop: The role of a clinical director, on 6 March in London.

This essential training day for new & prospective clinical directors puts you in the room with key healthcare leaders sharing real world experience.

🔗Book your place: https://ow.ly/JMIs50XW8vk

Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust won the Digital Transformation Award at #EPCA2025 for pioneering cardiac digital care through virtual wards. Could your project be next?

Apply now: https://ow.ly/R7Hb50XY3gW

#EPCA2026

RCP Education workshop

📢 New RCP Teacher accreditation just launched!

Join our Teach the teacher: effective teaching skills workshop and complete a short reflective assignment to receive your RCP teacher accreditation at no extra cost.

📅 See upcoming dates and book now: https://ow.ly/Kigm50XTu3F