Latest Health Inequalities news and statements

Royal College open letter to MPs – our vision for health  

26 Jun 2024

As a College, we have set out key priorities for the next government which will be crucial to relieving pressure on the NHS and improving the health of our people and communities.  ...

Royal College joins over 80 organisations in support of raising minimum unit price for alcohol

19 Mar 2024

Over 80 organisations come together in unprecedented move in support of raising the minimum unit price for alcohol to 65p ...

More than half of doctors seeing more patients with illness due to avoidable social harms

01 Mar 2024

The latest census from the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in the UK found that 55% of consultant physicians had seen more patients with ill health over the last three months due to ...

Inequalities in health: What do we know and what can we do?

25 Oct 2023

The UK’s National Health Service was designed in response to visible health inequalities, pushed forward by collectivist attitudes in the post-war era. Widening access to healthcare for all peopl...

College shares open letter to Health Secretary on Major Conditions Strategy

28 Jun 2023

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has co-signed an open letter with the British Geriatrics Society and other leading health and care organisations regarding the proposed Major...