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.

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President of our College, Dr Frank Dunn, has called today for an end to politics in healthcare.

The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) and MRCP(UK) have issued the following guidance on claiming tax relief on professional fees for physician trainees who are currently in UK core and specialty medical training.

An update on the latest developments relating to the new arrangements for death registration and certification which come into force on 29 April 2015 is available.

The Department of Health has announced that the National Awards Round for 2015 is open and will remain open until 1700 on Wednesday, 17 June.

On 16 July, the Secretary of State announced plans to reform consultant contracts to ensure the majority of hospital doctors working in NHS England are on seven day contracts by 2020.

On 18 March 2015 a bench of 7 of the Supreme Court (including the President and Deputy President) handed down the landmark decision in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board.

All seminars will take place in the Library Reading Room at 5.30 pm.

Policy changes, better education and better regulation of doctors and other health professionals giving advice on travel health are urgently needed, leading doctors from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow have warned.

The NHS needs to step up and do more to tackle physical inactivity claims a new report published today (Thursday 29 January) by leading doctors from the Scottish Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties.