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Royal College of Physicians

Type: Organization

Name: Royal College of Physicians

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Cancer specialist achieves major national award

The Royal College of Physicians has awarded a cancer specialist at Jersey General Hospital the status of RCP EducatorBody ContentA cancer specialist at Jersey General Hospital has been recognised by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) for the standard ... [Published States of Jersey - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Cancer, Royal College of Physicians, Teaching

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

NHS data management overhaul recommended

Patients could have a say in what treatment they receive in the future after the government published a consultation paper on NHS information.If the "information revolution" proposed by the coalition government is approved by Parliament, by 2013/14 patients ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: NHS, Royal College of Physicians, Patient, John Williams, Informatics

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

OECD

Major reforms needed to improve quality of care for older people

The fastest-growing age group in the European Union are people over 80 whose number will almost triple by 2060, rising from 4.6% of the population to 12% in 2050, according to a new OECD report sponsored by the European Commission. It is estimated that ... [Published OnMedicanet - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Reformism, OECD, Netherlands, Finland

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Physios could play greater role in falls prevention

Physiotherapy staff could have a greater role to play in preventing falls among older people in hospital following the inclusion of a key recommendation in new NICE guidance on the subject.Chair of AGILE, the professional network for physiotherapists ... [Published The Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Physiotherapy, Patient, HIV/AIDS, Royal College of Physicians

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

AMII announces 2013 annual conference line-up

Senior industry figures will debate the key issues affecting private medical insurance (PMI) at the upcoming annual conference of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII.) The event will address a number of issues including growing the ... [Published Cover Magazine - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: PMI, Brian Walters, Nick Reynolds, PruHealth

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

NHS

Excessive drinking in Britain "costing NHS £2.7bn a year"

The growing culture of heavy drinking in Britain is costing the NHS some £2.7bn a year, according to a new report.The cost of excessive drinking had doubled in the past five years, the report from the NHS Confederation and Royal College of Physicians ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: NHS, United Kingdom, Alcohol, Steve Barnett

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

British Medical Association

RCP launches Clinical Commissioning Hub

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched a new online resource aimed at anyone planning and designing secondary care services across the UK.The Clinical Commissioning Hub provides guidance on the principles of commissioning, as well as key resources ... [Published EHospice - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Royal College of Physicians, British Medical Association, United Kingdom, NHS

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Primary and secondary care must be more integrated, says NHS Alliance

Greater collaboration is needed between primary and secondary care commissioners to avoid "adversarial competition" arising from practice-based commissioning (PBC), according to the NHS Alliance.Dr Minoo Irani, a consultant paediatrician who leads the ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: NHS, Royal College of Physicians, Health Care, collaboration

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Hospitals 'cannot keep up' with patient demand

"Struggling" hospitals are on the brink of collapse unless GP out of hours services come to the rescue.A report by the Royal College of Physicians Hospitals on the edge? The time for action notes there are a third fewer general and acute beds than there ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Out-of-Hours, Tim Evans, Richard Thompson, Royal College of Physicians

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Secondhand smoke: don't put your child at risk

Figures released by the Royal College of Physicians suggest that more than 800 children visit their doctor every day because they've been affected by secondhand smoke exposure.According to the government, being exposed to secondhand smoke puts children ... [Published All About Health - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Royal College of Physicians, NHS, Sally Davies, Nicotine Replacement Therapy

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

RCP comment on care of people with alcohol-related illness

The latest National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) report, Measuring the Unit, finds that hospitals are missing opportunities to intervene early in the care of people with alcohol-related illness.Commenting on the report, ... [Published Royal College of Physicians - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Patient, Alcohol, Richard Thompson, Royal College of Physicians, gastroenterologist

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Antibiotics "most important development"

Antibiotics are the most important medical development of the last 50 years, according to a new poll of GPs.Doctors from around the globe contributed to a survey organised by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, which is celebrating five decades ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Antibiotics, Antibiotic, Royal College of Physicians

Quotes

"It also kicks in at a much lower level of income. In fact at €32,800 for a single person, the threshold is below the average Irish income" he adds

Kenny, Noonan say income tax hikes should be avoided [Published Irish Times - 17 hours ago]

"Useful information rarely follows the patient through the system, making it more difficult for doctors and nurses to provide them with the personalised treatment they have a right to expect."

NHS data management overhaul recommended [Published Management in Practice - Jun 19 2013]

AMII vice-chair Brian Walters said: "With an excellent programme of top-level presentations and debates, this year's Summit is a must-attend event for PMI professionals."

AMII announces 2013 annual conference line-up [Published Cover Magazine - Jun 17 2013]

"This report shows that not only are we drinking too much but that the cost to our health services is increasing."

Excessive drinking in Britain "costing NHS £2.7bn a year" [Published Management in Practice - Jun 17 2013]

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Cancer specialist achieves major national award [Published States of Jersey - 9 hours ago]
Share data  appropriately to  care appropriately [Published Health Business - 10 hours ago]
Kenny, Noonan say income tax hikes should be av... [Published Irish Times - 17 hours ago]
Dr Hima to become first Island recipient of RCP... [Published Isle News - 18 hours ago]
Super Natural Beauty Products [Published Cosmetics Business - 18 hours ago]
Noonan says income tax hikes should be avoided [Published Irish Times - 19 hours ago]
SAS leaders back clarity on development needs [Published British Medical Association - 19 hours ago]
NHS data management overhaul recommended [Published Management in Practice - Jun 19 2013]
National campaign highlights the true dangers o... [Published Journal of Family Health Care - Jun 19 2013]
CIPR 'Groups of the Year' honoured at AGM [Published CIPR - Jun 18 2013]
Major reforms needed to improve quality of care... [Published OnMedicanet - Jun 18 2013]
Physios could play greater role in falls preven... [Published The Chartered Society Of Physiotherapy - Jun 17 2013]
RCP members and fellows honoured by Queen [Published Royal College of Physicians - Jun 17 2013]
AMII announces 2013 annual conference line-up [Published Cover Magazine - Jun 17 2013]
Malaria control strategies: an interview with S... [Published News-Medical.Net - Jun 17 2013]
Excessive drinking in Britain "costing NHS £2.7... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 17 2013]
Eliza Fenning: the case of the poisoned dumplings [Published Telegraph - Jun 17 2013]
RCP launches Clinical Commissioning Hub [Published EHospice - Jun 17 2013]
6/17/2013: PUNJAB SPECIAL: HONOUR FOR PROFESSOR [Published Hindustan Times - Jun 17 2013]
End-stage liver disease crisis in teen drinkers [Published Irish Independent - Jun 16 2013]
Hospitals 'cannot keep up' with patient demand [Published Management in Practice - Jun 15 2013]
Knighthood for Scotland's top cop [Published Glasgow Evening Times - Jun 15 2013]
Secondhand smoke: don't put your child at risk [Published All About Health - Jun 15 2013]
Primary and secondary care must be more integra... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 15 2013]
Atos doctor ‘sickened’ by claimant requests [Published Disability News Service - Jun 15 2013]
Doctors ?missing opportunities? to help those w... [Published Public Sector - Jun 14 2013]
Merged budget 'only way' claims Labour [Published Management in Practice - Jun 14 2013]
A survey of GPs reveals that many identify nico... [Published NewsRX - Jun 14 2013]
E-cigarettes to be classified as 'medicines' to... [Published Morning Advertiser - Jun 14 2013]
RCP comment on care of people with alcohol-rela... [Published Royal College of Physicians - Jun 14 2013]

Blogs

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[Comment] Offline: The RCPCH—defending children... [Published The Lancet - Jun 14 2013] The Royal College of Physicians doesn't do it. Nor does the Academy of Medical Sciences. Both organisations make immensely important contributions to the strength of medicine and science in the UK. Britain would be considerably poorer without them. But ...
Cigarette Ads Returning To Television [Published Outside The Beltway \| OTB - Jun 13 2013] Unless you’re old enough, you aren’t going to remember the days when cigarettes were advertised on television. At the beginning of the television hour, indeed, tobacco companies not only ran ads, they sponsored entire television programs, and it ...
Alcohol is killing too many of us \| Kieran Mori... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jun 03 2013] It gets ever cheaper and now it's linked to over a million hospital admissions a year. Minimum unit pricing would be a good start In 2011-12, there were over 1.2m alcohol-related hospital admissions in England, according to figures released last ...
Royal College of Physicians support AllTrials [Published PharmaGossip - May 18 2013] Royal College of Physicians statement The Council of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has agreed to support the principles of the ‘All trials registered, all trials reported’ campaign . This reflects the RCP’s commitment towards delivering greater ...
Forbidden dissent [Published Velvet Glove, Iron Fist - May 10 2013] A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of medical temperance types held a meeting in the European Parliament to push for minimum pricing. I nearly fell off my chair when I read this comment attributed to a representative from the Royal College of Physicians...When ...

Audio/Video

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AUDIO: Secondhand smoke harming children [Published BBC News Video - Health - Jun 04 2013]

Press Releases

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Eye Health, from Infancy to Old Age: Metabolics... [Published CisionWire - English - Feb 21 2013]