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‘Doctors gave my mother cancer drugs for 12 years too long – I want answers from the NHS’

‘The more chemo she had, the more we celebrated... it was horrific,’ says daughter of one of more than 30 patients hit by overprescribing scandal

The Independent UK

Pollution, poverty and power: the real cost of environmental inequality in the UK

Environmental deaths in the UK are primarily attributed to air pollution, which the Royal College of Physicians estimates contributed to around 30,000 deaths in 2025, costing the economy billions each year. Other environmental risks include climate-related events such as extreme heat, which could cause tens of thousands of deaths annually,…

The Conversation

Weight loss jabs not enough to tackle obesity, leading medics warn

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called on the government to tackle the nation’s ‘broken food system’

The Independent UK

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Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45%

Exclusive: Doctors say clean air zones need expanding, after 45,458 visits in first half of this year – up from 31,376 last year

The Guardian - UK

Toxic air will claim 30,000 lives this year, doctors warn as impact of dirty fumes on health laid bare

Exposure to air pollution can shorten people’s lives by 1.8 years - ‘just behind some of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide’, the authors warn

Evening Standard

Psychiatrists voice concern at royal college’s opposition to assisted dying Bill

Seven RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president, have written to MPs to voice their backing for the Bill.

The Independent UK

Victorian diseases on the rise due to damp housing and food inequality, doctors warn

Doctors raised concerns that damp housing and food insecurity is leading to more severe illness

The Independent UK

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Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases

Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patients

The Guardian - UK

Allowing physician associates to take on doctors’ responsibilities ‘costs lives’

The Royal College of Physicians and the British Medical Association (BMA) are among those who have raised concerns about the use of PAs and AAs.

The Independent UK

Competition for training roles putting ‘immense strain’ on resident doctors

The Royal College of Physicians is calling for a comprehensive review of how doctors and medics are trained.

The Independent UK

Doctors warn NHS hospital corridor care should no longer be ‘a daily feature of life’

A major nursing report has found that patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours

The Independent UK

Patients in chairs ‘day and night’ and physio gym turned into ward, say doctors

The Royal College of Physicians has published accounts from doctors on the front line talking about the crisis in NHS hospitals.

Evening Standard

Wider use of physician associates will increase inequality, say UK doctors

Regulator warned of risk to patient safety posed by plan to recruit 10,000 healthcare workers to assist doctors

The Guardian - UK

Alarming lack of access to green space fuelling UK child obesity crisis, doctors warn

Exclusive: Medics say children with poor access to outdoor play at school at higher risk of developing lifelong health problems

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Physician associates aren’t doctors and shouldn’t be regulated as such, says BMA

Union says government’s plans for General Medical Council regulation diminishes role of doctors and could confuse patients

Daily Mirror

Surgeons are latest medics to drop opposition to assisted dying being legalised

The Royal College of Surgeons voted to fall in line with the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing

The Guardian - UK

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

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