The Latest Breaking News from RCP

Revealed: maker of Wegovy ‘skinny jab’ is funding NHS weight-loss services

Critics fear conflict of interest as Novo Nordisk helps medics ‘reduce unnecessary barriers’ to treatment for obesity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

Young Londoners with eating disorders face longest wait for treatment in UK

Just over half of children aged under 18 receiving treatment following routine referral in the capital

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

‘Skinny jab’ drug firm facing fresh inquiries after ‘serious breaches’ of industry code

Pharmaceutical company behind blockbuster diet jab Wegovy confronts crises on multiple fronts, amid scrutiny of UK activities

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

'Inhumane': NHS mental health patients sent hundreds of miles - at cost of more than £1.7m in March alone in our area

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called the failure to end the use of "out-of-area placements" for mental health patients "a scandal"

Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2022

Union minister RCP Singh dismisses speculation of differences with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Former JD(U) president and Union steel minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh, commonly known as RCP, on Wednesday dismissed speculation of differences with the party’s de facto leader and CM Nitish Kumar over the issue of Rajya Sabha candidature.

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

More medics needed before switchover to new hospital system in Swansea Bay, says doctors' group

Staff shortages raised consistently by those on the front line but there is backing for 'centres of excellence' plan

Wales Online · May 24, 2022

Hospital admissions for eating disorders rise by 84% over past five years

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued new guidance to help health professionals identify people whose eating disorders have become life-threatening

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Half of Britons say cost of living crisis has made health worse, poll finds

RCP president says findings should ‘sound alarm bells’ as YouGov survey finds 55% of people already feel their health is worse

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2022

More than half of people have worse health due to rising cost of living – poll

Of all those who reported their health getting worse, 84% said it was due to increased heating costs.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for care of an ageing England

Royal College of Physicians warns over lack of geriatricians, many of whom are themselves due to retire

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022