RCPE/NHS Kidney Care Press Release
21 November 2012
New UK-wide medical guidance published today will advise that by implementing a simple system of e-alerts, amongst other measures, the NHS could turn around a 40 year high level of patient deaths caused by acute kidney injury (AKI) and save up to 12,000 lives per year.
The Department of Health has, this morning, announced that revalidation will start in December 2012. This is the process by which all doctors in the UK who are licensed with the General Medical Council (GMC) will regularly be required to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise.
Commenting on the revalidation announcement, Dr Neil Dewhurst, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said,
RCPE Press Release
07 September 2012
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Doctors will meet today at an event convened by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) [1] to consider how to improve diagnosis of patients with dementia, as it is estimated that up to 50% of patients with dementia in Scottish hospitals go undiagnosed.
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Royal College of Physicians of London have today published 'Supporting information for appraisal and revalidation: guidance for physicians'. This is based on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties’ core guidance for all doctors.
RCPE Press Release
30 July 2012
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Mr Imran Khan, Pakistani politician and former international cricketer, received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) at a ceremony in Edinburgh on 27 July 2012.
RCPE Press Release
12 June 2012
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New data produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has shown that hospitals, which are regularly under pressure during the winter months, are now routinely transferring patients around the hospital all year round to cope with the number of medical patients. This is inappropriate, places patients at risk and is difficult for the medical teams caring for them.
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***EMBARGO: NOT FOR BROADCAST OR PUBLICATION BEFORE 00:01HRS 16 May 2012***RCPE Press Release 16 May 2012NEW ONLINE ARCHIVE CATALOGUE REVEALS HISTORICAL MEDICAL TREASURESNapoleon’s post mortem report and Kipling letter amongst recently discovered itemsA new online archive catalogue [1] will, for the first time, enable academics and the public to access a range of fascinating and rare historical letters and other items which have been discovered within the collection of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).The
25 April 2012
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has today written to all MSPs regarding a damaging misperception which it believes is emerging in Scotland about the number of patients unnecessarily admitted to hospital.
