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Medical Royal Colleges

The professional Colleges in the UK which represent GPs (Royal College of General Practitioners) and specialists (consultants)—e.g., Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Pathologists, Royal College of Surgeons, etc. The Royal Colleges are responsible for training of junior doctors, conducting specialty examinations and awarding Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). The Royal Colleges are also responsible for education and research in their field, and for advising Government, the public, and professional peers on matters related to the College’s expertise. The 18 Royal Colleges in the UK, Irish Colleges and Faculty of Dental Surgery are represented at the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Wales (AMRCW), which represents 16 medical colleges and faculties, has compiled a list of all the key policy actions it requires of the Welsh Government by 2020.
Colleges issue list for future of Welsh NHS
As part of this vision to empower patients there will also be action to take forward the findings from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges report on clinical accountability.
United Kingdom : Health Secretary outlines measures for greater patient power
Today, the RCN have teamed up with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland to call on the SNP Government to listen to wider concerns.
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A new campaign called Choosing Wisely, which aims to revolutionise NHS healthcare, has been introduced by The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) which represents 220,000 doctors in the UK.
Are doctors giving us drugs that we don't really need? Health experts are warning doctors that their 'more is better' attitude to treating patients can cause more harm than good. MICHELE O'CONNOR takes a closer look at the latest guidance and how it might affect your future healthcare
The newly-launched major campaign, called Choosing Wisely, and which aims to revolutionise NHS healthcare, has been introduced by The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) which represents 220,000 doctors in the UK,
Is your doctor giving you drugs that you don't really need? Health experts are warning doctors that their 'more is better' attitude to treating patients can cause more harm than good, with too many drugs and medical procedures being prescribed. Here Michele O'Connor takes a closer look at this latest guidance and how it might affect your future healthcare
The work being done by some of the medical royal colleges and others to boost recruitment and retention in some specialties is welcome and demonstrates that these issues can be tackled.
The right prescription? A higher number of overseas doctors are coming to work in the UK than ever before. Health Reporter HELEN RAE talks to leading North East medics to find out their views as the region continues to face a GP "recruitment and retention" crisis
Guidelines set out by The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in the early 1990s suggest that it is rarely possible to confirm whether a baby under two months old is brain-stem dead.
MP backs parents' call for change to donation rules
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is also continuing to work on its standards for the delivery of 7 day Consultant Present Care.
Capita Conferences Announce Their Implementing NHS Services 7 Days a Week Conference - 11th December 2013, Central London
Supporting this call to action is Terence Stephenson, chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, who said: "The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges 2013 report on obesity "Measuring Up" draws attention to the urgent need to combat sugary drinks in our schools and for all schools and hospitals to have food standards.
Dietary advice on added sugar 'damaging our health'
Finally, in 2011, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) commissioned and published a systematic literature review, funded by the United Kingdom Department of Health and conducted by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Summary: The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges say fizzy drinks should be taxed to help tackle spiralling levels of obesity.
Calls to end Britain being 'Europe's fat man'
He was speaking as medical professionals set out their recommendations for tackling obesity in a report published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC).
Mersey campaigners back bid for tax on fizzy drinks

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