October 2023 news and statements

Building sustainability into every day

30 Oct 2023

In the last edition of our College membership magazine VOICE, we explored the relationship between environmental sustainability and healthcare. In the latest edition of VOICE, Dr Eleanor Murray, co...

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...

Don’t miss the latest edition of Voice magazine

20 Oct 2023

The autumn edition of Voice, our College membership magazine, is now available. ...

The doctors behind the debate: Royal Colleges launch briefing paper in Northern Ireland

18 Oct 2023

A new briefing paper was launched at our drop-in event in Stormont, Northern Ireland on 11 October, hosted jointly by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Physi...

Joint surgical Royal Colleges’ statement on Physician Associates (PAs)

10 Oct 2023

Physician Associates (PAs) are valuable members of the surgical team who help in the delivery of acute and elective surgical care. They do not undergo the same medical training or specialist educat...