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Health inequalities

Improving Hospital Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

In this conversation, Dr Pippa Medcalf shares her journey from witnessing the challenges faced by homeless patients in acute medicine to leading a transformative approach to hospital discharge and care.

Value-Based Healthcare: Tackling Inequality Through Collaborative Practice

This year, the RCP is shining a spotlight on an important but often overlooked area of risk: the dangers of co-sleeping when parents are prescribed certain medications

Action on health inequality - 2 part series

Explore this 2-part series on training in social determinants of health and generalist education to tackle health inequalities and improve patient centred care

Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2026

Hosted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), these awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of RCP members and fellows worldwide, who are driving improvements in patient care through education, clinical practice, research and policy.

Full terms and conditions are set out at the beginning of the application form. Entries must be submitted by 16 February 2026.

The RCP Excellence in Patient Care Awards 2026 are open to all subscribing members and fellows of the RCP. For team entries, the person submitting must be a subscribing fellow or member of the RCP. Projects must be no more than 3 years old.

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Medical Care - driving change improvement community

Royal College of Physicians are launching the Medical Care - driving change improvement community and we’re keen for you to be part of it.

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Medical care - driving change community

Improvement community: Conversations with Professor Julian Redhead

26th October 2025 - Time: 15:30 - 16:30 BST
Location: Online

Join us for an interactive follow-up to our recent Improvement Community session, continuing the conversation on urgent and emergency care recovery. Professor Julian Redhead will return to share further insights, and attendees will have the opportunity to engage in open discussion, share experiences, and connect with peers.

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Features

Behind the paper

The "Behind the Paper" series provides thorough analyses of healthcare improvement projects. These stories underline how critical patient-centered care and cooperative quality improvement initiatives are. 

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Book club

Dr Josephina Price hosts our book club, which features discussions with writers on healthcare issues. Discussing end-of-life care, aging, and healthcare misinformation, former visitors include Dr Kathryn Manni and Dr Lucy Pollock

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Digital firsts

Digital First series explores how digital innovation is reshaping healthcare. It showcases tools, technologies, and training that support clinicians in delivering more efficient, and accessible care through digital solutions.

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Green stories

Green stories examines how healthcare professionals are including sustainability into clinical practice. Sharing real projects emphasises solutions to lowering environmental effect and enhancing patient outcomes.

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Promoting Better Respiratory Care with National Respiratory Audit Programme

Catching Our Breath: Improving respiratory care with NRAP (National Respiratory Audit Programme)

Join Dr Dan Smith, editor-in-chief of Medical Care - driving change, as he interviews Professor Tom Wilkinson, clinical lead for the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) and professor of respiratory medicine at University Hospital Southampton.

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