Latest Workforce news and statements

College Statement on Industrial Action Ballot

22 Feb 2023

It is our hope that the Government and the BMA’s UK Junior Doctors Committee come to a swift agreement, which recognises the great value that trainees bring to the NHS, minimises the impact on se...

Joint statement on the BMA ballot for junior doctor strike action in England

27 Jan 2023

We know that our members will not take any decisions over strike action lightly and that the best interests of the patients they care for will be a central consideration. Whatever decision is made,...

Greater Access to Less than Full Time Working Required, Says Trainee Survey

09 Nov 2022

A UK-wide survey of medical trainees published in the BMJ has called for greater access to less than full time working (LTFT) after 75% of its respondents expressed an interest in working less than...

The three Royal Colleges of Physicians launches the 2022 census of UK consultants and SAS doctors #PhysicianCensus

02 Nov 2022

Each year the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians of London conducts a census with the aim of providing rob...

Working differently in the shadow of COVID-19: the 2021 UK census of consultant, higher specialty trainee and SAS physicians

13 Oct 2022

The 2021 Consultant Census Report has been jointly published by the College, alongside our colleagues in London and Edinburgh. This year’s census also includes staff, associate specialist and spe...