If we want resident doctors to thrive, we must support the senior doctors supervising them. Our latest next gen blog looks at the pressures facing new consultants asked to supervise doctors who need extra support, and what needs to change. Read more 👉https://ow.ly/r69f50Zt5LJ
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In our latest Spotlight on local innovation blog, Dr Shaz Wahid explores how teams in South Tyneside and Sunderland are bringing specialist care closer to home through integrated services, virtual care and community-based innovation. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/1TqL50ZrSJr
🎉The 2nd #RCP Global Update in Medicine 2026 was a great success 🌍 ✅ 7,000 registrations ✅ 4,500 live attendees ✅ 49 countries ✅ 70 speakers ✅ 10 sessions ✅ Diabetes, obesity, social media in medicine and more A big thank you to the organisers and attendees. #MedicineIsGlobal #MedEd #GlobalHealth
🏆 We're proud that the RCP's next generation campaign has been shortlisted for a 2026 Memcom Excellence Award. ‘The campaign has shown what can be achieved when member voices are combined with evidence, policy expertise and effective advocacy’ said Professor Mumtaz Patel. https://ow.ly/RYu450Zsezr
Join Med+ 2026 your way! Attend in London for hands-on sessions, workshops, wellbeing activities and networking, or join online from anywhere in the world and watch flexibly. 🔗Book now for the RCP’s largest specialty conference: https://rcpconferences.co.uk/med-plus-2026
Are you a healthcare professional in training? The Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) is looking to establish an engagement group and wants to hear from you. Complete our short survey to help us understand awareness of FLS-DB: 📝 https://ow.ly/GsCw50ZolWJ ⏰ Survey closes 31 July
🪴Join us for an afternoon of medicinal plant lectures on Monday 27 July at the RCP at Regent’s Park in London or online! Don’t miss out, book your place today: https://www.rcp.ac.uk/events-and-education/events/medicinal-plant-lectures-2026-27-july-in-person/
The Med+ 2026 abstract competition is open, giving resident doctors the chance to: 🔹 Receive feedback from leading clinicians 🔹 Win prizes, including £500 Submit now: https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/Abstract.asp?Client_Id=%27RCP%27&Project_Id=%27MPLUS26%27&System_Id=1
This South Asian Heritage Month, Dr Roni Saha reflects on a career helping transform diabetes care across southwest London. From community diabetes services and MDT clinics to tackling health inequalities. 👉 https://ow.ly/pO3E50ZonfJ
📢 Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at Med+ 2026 – RCP's largest specialty conference Our packages offer a great opportunity to connect with healthcare professionals and raise your profile within the healthcare community. 📩 Find out more: https://ow.ly/1Tl550Znn8F
🪴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
🎉 The Royal College of Physicians' Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2026. Tonight, we're celebrating the physicians, teams and organisations improving patient care through innovation, leadership and dedication. 🏆 Good luck to all of tonight's finalists. #EPCA2026
📢 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
📖 The latest issue of @futurehealthj.bsky.social is out now! Guest edited by Dr Anika Wijewardane, it explores the future of acute medicine—from new models of care and multidisciplinary teamwork to AI, digital innovation and workforce development. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/GoeK50ZihUc
‘Acute medicine as a specialty has never been more important’: Latest issue of Future Healthcare Journal explores the future of NHS acute medical services
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🩺 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