Applications will soon be closing for the Milroy lecture on state medicine and public health. 👉Submit your work now: https://ow.ly/5M4q50YgWPP 🗓️Applications close Friday 17 April.

Applications for the 2026 resident doctor Teale essay prize are closing soon. 👉Don't miss out, submit your work today: https://ow.ly/LeuP50Yk6pN 🗓️Applications close on Sunday 19 April.

There is still time to put your application in for the Graham Bull prize 🔬 The award is currently open to #RCPmembers and #RCPfellows under the age of 45 who've made a major contribution to clinical science. 🔗Apply now: https://ow.ly/2Lcw50YgFOE#RCPmembers#RCPfellows🗓️Applications close 17 April.

We're seeking two censors to start 1 August 2026 for a 3 year term. Censors make a valuable difference to the RCP shaping its outputs and standards in health. Open to RCP fellows, including SAS doctors. Deadline: midday 13 May. Virtual interviews: 8 June. Apply now: https://ow.ly/F9r750YGnje

🚨 RCP fellows – applications are closing soon. Help shape the future of medicine in your region as an RCP Regional Adviser (RA). RAs play a crucial role in supporting physicians – influencing training, teaching and service delivery. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April: https://ow.ly/X5jn50YklxI

‘I want people to feel like I do when it comes to working and living in Wales … we need physicians to have the best experience that they can.’ Read our #Commentary interview with Professor Samuel Rice and Dr Ben Thomas, the new joint vice presidents for Wales https://ow.ly/v0ok50YCeBU#Commentary

Wishing everyone celebrating a peaceful Easter Sunday.

Applications are open for this year’s Teale essay prize. The winner will receive a fee waiver for an in-person ticket to RCP Med+ 2026, a chance to present their work and the opportunity to have their essay published in #Commentary. 👉Apply now: https://ow.ly/bZz150Yk6pO#Commentary

Wishing a meaningful Passover to all who are celebrating. Chag Pesach Sameach.

We’re pleased to share that Professor Sam Rice and Dr Ben Thomas have been elected as the joint vice presidents for Wales for the RCP 👏 Read the full story: https://ow.ly/5W3n50YBbQE

We’re delighted to announce that Dr Dan Furmedge has been elected as senior censor and vice president for education and training of the RCP 👏 Welcome as well your newly elected councillors: 🔵Gina Allen 🔵Patrick Davey 🔵Shruthi Konda 🔵Asif Qasim Read the full story: https://ow.ly/IFMW50YB72x

The FLS-DB team is hosting their second exchange of 2026, Join FLS-DB clinical lead Professor Kassim Javaid and FLS-DB fellow Dr Laura Pugh as they showcase how data can be used to drive service improvement. Don’t miss this session with practical insights and live Q&A. https://ow.ly/Yl4950YALuJ

The RCP Resident Doctor Committee invites submissions for the Teale essay prize. The winner will receive £200, a fee waiver for an in-person ticket to RCP Med+ 2026 and the opportunity to have their essay published in #Commentary. 👉Apply now: https://ow.ly/bZz150Yk6pO#Commentary

The RCP New Consultants Committee is recruiting for a 3-year term across several UK regions – and we’re looking for passionate new consultants ready to shape what comes next. Don’t wait until it’s too late – submit your application before Tuesday 14 April. 👉 Apply now: https://ow.ly/h2bO50YoFvs

The National Respiratory Audit Programme is inviting applications for the NRAP adult asthma clinical leadership role, a key role helping to shape the future of adult asthma care. 🔗 Full details & how to apply are available here: https://ow.ly/OHgm50YtrKn 🗓️ Applications close on Wednesday 8 April

Have you applied for the Lewis Thomas Gibbon Jenkins of Briton Ferry fellowship? Up to £40,000 is available, with an emphasis on training for research linked with Wales or for research into any aspect of physical disease prevalent. 👉Interested? Apply now: https://ow.ly/KoOy50Yl0Bn

Have you caught up with the latest edition of your membership magazine? It’s been nearly a month since the first 2026 edition of #Commentary was published – but there is still lots of fantastic articles from #RCPmembers and #RCPfellows to enjoy 📖 🔗Explore now: https://ow.ly/Gsx850YicuU

This week RCP colleagues visited Queen’s Hospital in Romford to hear from clinicians about innovation, strong teamwork and the real pressures from staffing gaps, corridor care and discharge delays. Thank you to everyone who shared their insights. Read more: https://ow.ly/JTCh50YsRaf

For #NoSmokingDay, Professor Sanjay Agrawal highlights the importance of supporting people to quit. Action on Smoking Health (UK)#NoSmokingDaydata shows 1M+ people quit in 2025, but millions still need help. We’re urging opt‑out smoking cessation across the #NHS to make quitting easier and more effective.

A huge welcome to our newest #RCPFellows! 🎉 At last week’ we had the privilege of celebrating an inspiring group of physicians will shape the future of medicine. We’re proud to have you in the community and excited to see the impact you’ll make next. Find out more: https://ow.ly/copj50YrK2C#RCPFellows

UK COPD Conference 2026 🔬 Happening 1–2 June in Liverpool, this national event brings together experts to explore the latest advances in #COPD as a modifiable disease. Featuring plenaries, clinical and translational science sessions and workshops. 🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/Ij1I50YmPsp

We’re delighted to welcome delegates to a Update in medicine conference at the RCP at Regent's Park today. If you're attending, don't forget to join the conversation using hashtag #RCPUpdate – we love to hear about your experience. 👉 Find your local event: https://ow.ly/lLQE50YkkSR

For #IWD2026, we’re embracing the theme #GiveToGain by sharing insights from three alumnae of our RCP Emerging Women Leaders Programme. They reflect on thriving in leadership, overcoming barriers and why representation matters in leadership: https://ow.ly/SvII50Yq26y

There is still some time to have your say in the future of RCP publications. 👉Take our 5-minute survey to share what you would like the RCP journals and #Commentary magazine to look like: https://ow.ly/hh9j50YiHVa#Commentary🗓️Survey closes Wednesday 11 March.

We welcome the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act becoming law. The focus must now be working with the sector to define ‘significant NHS experience’ so that the necessary regulations can be put in place by the government without delay. 🔗Read our full response: ow.ly/6Yt950Yq4ve

What’s working well in your training? What needs to change? Join Professor Mumtaz Patel at our upcoming online Meet your president event and play an active role in influencing the RCP’s voice for resident doctors. 👉 Book your place now: https://ow.ly/5NxR50YgCyq

After calling for year-round corridor care data, we welcome the commitment from NHS England to publish national monthly data on corridor care from May 2026. 👉 Read our full response: https://ow.ly/HoWN50Ypegc

New consultant members – are you ready to shape what comes next? Applications are now open to join the RCP New Consultants Committee for a 3-year term in several UK regions. Find out more and apply today: https://ow.ly/vxOw50YoFBZ

Our new briefing report, Turning the tide, is calling for urgent, system-wide action to stabilise and support Northern Ireland’s physician workforce, warning that without reform the health service risks losing a generation of future doctors. 👉Read the report:https://ow.ly/qLiH50Yp1f9

We’ve extended the deadline for our campaign priorities survey; there is still time to have your say📝 👉 Tell us what issues you want raising in the UK media and parliament throughout 2026: https://ow.ly/nnT650YeqPW 🗓️Survey closes Friday 6 March.

We’re deeply concerned about the conflict in the Middle East over the weekend and are reaching out directly to our fellows and members in the region. 🔗Full statement and government updates: https://ow.ly/zbMb50YnVMY

📢Voting is open for RCP elections! Subscribing #RCPfellows & collegiate members eligible to vote, look out for your email with the voting platform link & details to enable online voting from Civica Election Services (CES). 🗳️Voting closes at midday (BST) on 30 March. 🔗 https://ow.ly/aq1G50YnXyI

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! 📚Read all about how women have shaped the RCP’s historic library – and how our ongoing RCP museum exhibition ‘A body of knowledge’ makes those invisible contributions visible in #Commentary: https://ow.ly/5mCr50YibXL

Yesterday in Birmingham, we had our first 2026 #RCPUpdate in medicine conference, including a fantastic talk from Turner-Warwick lecturer, Dr Jun Yu Chen. 🔗Read all about her talk on quality improvement and what the other lecturers will be covering in #Commentary: https://ow.ly/k8Wt50YiHvb

We welcome the House of Lords decision to reject an amendment that would have removed the smokefree generation policy from Tobacco and Vapes Bill. This means the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will be prohibited once the bill is passed. 👉 https://ow.ly/PPhy50YmiEi

We’re delighted to welcome delegates to our first Update in medicine conference of the year in Birmingham🎉 If you’re attending, share your insights from the day using #RCPUpdate – we love to hear about your experience. 👉Find a local event near you: https://ow.ly/pWJm50YkkMg

Dr Kath McCullough gave evidence to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee as part of their inquiry into food and weight management. She emphasised the need to focus on preventing obesity and overweight in the first place and delivering an #NHS workforce that is well resourced.

The Lewis Thomas Gibbon Jenkins of Briton Ferry fellowship applications are now open, with up to £40,000 available. Applications are open to resident doctors up to & including ST6, or at least 1-year pre-CCT, at the start of the fellowship: https://ow.ly/KoOy50Yl0Bn 🗓️Submit by 30 April.

Join a relaxed & creative evening event celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth. Artist & doctoral research Catherine James will introduce the history of women’s book ownership in the stunning @rcphysicians.bsky.social heritage library. 🗓️10 March, 6pm - 8pm 👉 her_book_rcp_library.eventbrite.co.uk

Applications for the Milroy lecture are currently open to #RCPmembers, #RCPfellows and the Faculty of Public Health. The lecture subject should be of relevance to state medicine and public hygiene. Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/5M4q50YgWPP

Have you ever worked in a hospital abroad? Two doctors – from Sheffield, UK and Zomba, Malawi – share their stories of doing just that on the exciting BIA-ECSACOP fellowship. 🔗Read all about their experience in #Commentary: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/UcSqePQ3TkYaL

🚨The Falls and Fragility Audit Programme is recruiting for two clinical leadership roles: 🔵National Audit of Inpatient Falls clinical lead: https://ow.ly/Ef2K50Yi1B0 🟢National Hip Fracture Database orthopaedic clinical lead: https://ow.ly/gPOY50Yi1AY Applications close Friday 27 February.

Applications for the Graham Bull prize and Goulstonian lectureship are now open for #RCPMembers and #RCPFellows. The prize winner will be invited to deliver the Goulstonian lecture and awarded £1,000. 🔗Learn more and apply today: https://ow.ly/3YUW50Yent9

Later this year, we will publish a new RCP strategy. A key part of this will be raising the voice of physicians to shape national conversations and influence change. 🔗 Tell us what issues matter most so we can campaign effectively for you: https://ow.ly/nnT650YeqPW 🗓️Survey closes 27 February.

Have you ever wanted your voice to make a difference in #respiratory healthcare? 👉Apply to be the chair of the new NRAP patient panel and help shape better respiratory care: https://ow.ly/stJm50Yf9zo

What’s working well in your training? What could be improved? Join Professor Mumtaz Patel at our upcoming online Meet your president event and play an active role in shaping the RCP’s voice for resident doctors. 👉 Book your place now: https://ow.ly/fPLR50YgCyx

Ramadan Mubarak to all of our #RCPmembers, #RCPfellows, staff and those observing! We wish you a blessed month, filled with peace and joy🌙

Wishing a happy #LunarNewYear to all of our #RCPmembers, #RCPfellows, staff and those celebrating as we step into the #YearOfTheHorse! 🔗Learn more about The Galloping Horse from the RCP museum’s archive: https://ow.ly/szfw50YgVGc

Join us for our upcoming spotlight series webinar! Learn from Dr Elaine Agius and Jacob Bodilsen as they deliver practical updates on shingles and VZV encephalitis. 📅Tuesday 24 February at 6.30pm 📍 Watch live via the RCP Player and on demand 🔗 Book your place now: https://ow.ly/xbIx50Yengf

I spoke to Commentary magazine about management, getting the basics right, celebrating our heritage and being excited about the future at @rcphysicians.bsky.social 👇