🪴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#Commentary

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#Commentary #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

🩺 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#CAAW26

🌐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#RCPMED26

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#CAAW26 #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#CleanAirDay

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#CleanAirDay

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#Commentary

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#CAAW26

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#Commentary

'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#DiabetesWeek

🎉 The finalists for the Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2026 have been announced! These outstanding teams are driving innovation and improving patient care across the UK and beyond. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted 👏 Read the full list of finalists: https://ow.ly/65qq50Z83I9

We’re putting resident doctor voices at the centre of our work to influence the national medical education and training review. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/R7jZ50Z3ixz

Resilience isn’t enough. For IMGs, joining the NHS is a clinical and cultural transition. Read why structured, equitable support is essential for IMG confidence, belonging and safe patient care – and for the future of the NHS. 👉 https://ow.ly/CNbR50Z2AJW

We held our third cardiometabolic disease prevention summit, focused on education and training 🩺 These conversations improve prevention and long-term patient outcomes. Thank you to all those who contributed to this valuable discussion 👏 Read more in #Commentary: https://ow.ly/9ag550YYTH4

The Dwyer-Hart RCP Medical Research grant is currently open to #RCPmembers and #RCPfellows, with up to £60,000 research funding available. Applications are welcome from across all areas of health and medicine. 👉Find out more and apply today: https://ow.ly/2ilP50Z13Hs#RCPmembers#RCPfellows🗓️Applications close 7 June.

Our latest Spotlight on local innovation highlights how doctors in Coventry are improving IMT training through simple local changes. Protected teaching time, clinic access, peer support and mentoring are making a real difference. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/6obs50Z07uj

That’s a wrap on #RCPMED26. Over the past two days, we’ve explored key themes shaping the future of healthcare – from artificial intelligence and data to prevention, training and system-wide change. 🔗 Catch up on all sessions on demand: https://www.rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026#RCPMED26

We’ve kicked off day two of #RCPMED26. RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel joined colleagues to explore how General Internal Medicine training should evolve for the next generation. More sessions, insights and opportunities to connect as we continue exploring the future of healthcare.

🩺 A strong start to #RCPMED26. Today’s sessions have explored key themes shaping the future of healthcare – including AI in the NHS, improving the use of data, and practical learning through workshops. Catch up on today’s sessions on demand: https://www.rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026#RCPMED26

Today’s workshops and hands-on sessions cover a range of topics designed to support day-to-day clinical practice and professional development. Explore the full programme: https://www.rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026/programme #RCPMED26

Supporting physicians. Strengthening our voice. Shaping healthcare. Explore the RCP’s new strategy: www.rcp.ac.uk/strategy

The #RCPMED26 abstract competition is in full swing. Participants are in with a chance of winning: 🔵 best overall presentation with a £1,000 prize 🔵 best poster with a £500 prize. Good luck to all the presenters over the next 2 days.

What does it take to make artificial intelligence work safely and effectively in the NHS? At #RCPMED26, Professor Alastair Denniston, Dr Jess Morley and Dr Anne Kinderlerer are exploring the opportunities and challenges of implementing AI in clinical practice. 🔗 https://rcpmedicine.co.uk/2026#RCPMED26

Over the next two days, we’ll explore the key issues shaping healthcare today – from workforce and prevention to innovation and system-wide change. Follow along for highlights from today’s sessions. #RCPMED26

Today at #RCPMED26 we’re launching our 2026–30 strategy: a bold vision to better support physicians and help shape the future of healthcare. President Professor Mumtaz Patel: “Physicians need the support, education and voice to deliver the best possible care.” #RCP #Healthcare #Physicians

This #DyingMattersWeek, read all about the RCP palliative care roundtable which brought together 40 physicians across multiple specialities to discuss how to improve end-of-life care in acute hospitals in #Commentary https://ow.ly/zrXP50YWssJ#DyingMattersWeek

‘People genuinely feel supported here.’ Our president Professor Mumtaz Patel visited South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to hear how supportive culture, clear leadership and thoughtful rota design are improving training and staff wellbeing. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/r2Vf50YVhEC

Urgent clarity is needed on the role of medical specialists in neighbourhood‑based care to prevent fragmented services. Our new neighbourhood health report sets out how medical specialists must be embedded in planned care. Read more now: https://ow.ly/Y5SC50YT4Vp