About the RCP

Since its foundation in 1518, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) focus has been to improve patient care and reduce illness.

We drive improvement in the diagnosis of disease, the care of individual patients and the health of the whole population, both in the UK and across the globe.

We do this through educating and supporting our members and by setting clinical and educational standards and measuring against them. In doing so, the RCP influences policymakers and other stakeholders in the design and delivery of quality healthcare.

The RCP is a clinically led organisation. We work in partnership with our own Patient and Carer Network and other patient groups to achieve our aims and with various health organisations and other royal colleges to enhance the quality of medical care and promote research and innovation.