The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has issued the following statement...

President, Professor David Galloway, has written to the Secretary of State expressing his disappointment at the lack of progress in the junior doctors contract dispute.

This is a time of unprecedented crisis for the NHS. With this in mind and in the spirit of placing patient welfare first and foremost we are writing in response to the escalation of the junior doctor's dispute in England.

The Department of Health has announced that the National Clinical Excellence Awards Round for 2016 will open on Friday 11 March and will remain open until 1700 on Monday, 16 May.

The College President, Professor David Galloway, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport strongly urging him to support a bill to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales.

Group Captain Andy Green has been invested into the role of Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

We are pleased to announce that the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK final response to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) Shape of Training mapping exercise was sent to the GMC on 12 October 2015.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been awarded full museum accreditation by Museums Galleries Scotland.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of the UK has issued a statement in response to the outcome of the ballot of junior doctors in England.

We are relieved at the outcome of discussions between the Department of Health and the BMA, which we hope will lead to a collaborative agreement on junior doctors' contracts that recognises their central role in patient care and the future of the NHS.

The following statement has been issued by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Obesity Action Scotland are holding a joint fringe event about tackling obesity in Scotland at the SNP Party Conference this month.

A new tool will be distributed to health workers to help highlight the importance of physical activity.

Joint media statement issued on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is committed to ensuring the highest standards of patient care are met.

Leading doctors from across the UK, Ireland and Africa are meeting in Glasgow today to discuss what more can be done to deliver medical and surgical care around the world.

The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, which is a registered charity established to support biomedical and related research, now invites applications from outstanding young researchers for its 2016 Research Prizes.

The latest Census of consultant physicians in the UK (2013 / 14) produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, highlights notable support around the plans for a seven-day-service.

In January 2015, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Shona Robison MSP, announced the National Review of Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services. New Web Space has recently been launched.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow fully supports the recommendations published today by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland, aimed at addressing systemic failings in NHS care in Scotland.