Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

A new post is being established within the Academy  to  provide support for the chairs of the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD) and the Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED) which are the UK wide organisations that represent Postgraduate Deans and GP Directors and Deaneries within the UK.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges today publishes guidance about doctors returning to practice. Measures to support doctors returning to practice after an absence, planned or otherwise, are essential as time away from practice can affect doctors’ skills, confidence and knowledge base.

Campaign to combat Britain’s ‘single greatest public health threat’ launches

The medical profession has come together to launch a campaign on what it claims is the single greatest public health threat in the UK – rising levels of child and adult obesity.

Health professionals from surgeons and psychiatrists to paediatricians and GPs are joining forces under the umbrella of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges (AoMRC) to launch the campaign which begins today with a 3-month evidence-gathering inquiry.

Healthcare leaders from across the UK have today published a new set of guidelines to promote positive collaboration between health organisations and the pharmaceutical industry and help guide their working practices and interaction. The statement of best practice was signed by 18 healthcare organisations, including the Department of Health, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Academy...