Royal College of Physicians

The contrast in reactions to growing roles for pharmacy technicians and physician associates

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist considers why pharmacists and doctors have reacted differently to the expanding roles of their colleagues.…

Museum treasures: Hortus Siccus, 1718

A scientific reference book of pressed plant specimens.…

Pharmacists can support junior doctors’ safe prescribing, says RCP

Pharmacists have a strong role to play in supporting junior doctors with safe prescribing, says the RCP in new support guide…

Intercollegiate report recommends how to improve the physical health of patients with severe mental illness

‘Improving the physical health of adults with severe mental illness: essential actions’ makes practical recommendations for changes to help adults with severe mental illness receive the same standard of physical healthcare as the general population.…

We need more investment in diagnostics for asthma

Recent headlines in national media have declared that asthma is ‘overdiagnosed and trivialised’. But as I am sure your readers know, these news stories are masking a deeper issue: there is no simple diagnostic test for asthma. It is shocking that in the 21st century we still do not have …

Unintended costs of EU e-cigarette tax hike

The media has been rife with sensationalist articles regarding the potential dangers of e-cigarettes. But when discussing e-cigarettes, it is important to remember that they are used overwhelmingly by smokers as a means of quitting or cutting down on cigarettes. According to Action on Smoking and He…

RPS Wales launches first bilingual policy document

The RPS Wales’ policy ‘Improving medicines use in care homes in Wales’ has become the first RPS policy document to be translated into the Welsh language. …

Smokers should be encouraged to switch to e-cigarettes, urges UK doctors body

Healthcare professionals should encourage smokers to switch their tobacco cigarettes for e-cigarettes because vaping is much safer than smoking, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) says in a new report.…

Health-related exhibitions along Euston Road, London

Andrew Haynes describes three health-related exhibitions to visit in central London.…

Electronic discharge advice letters for community pharmacists

The 2009 Care Quality Commission annual report revealed limitations in the transfer of information between sectors. When a patient is discharged from hospital with a change of medicine, completeness and timeliness of the information were highlighted as issues. In Wales, to improve communication betw…