Influencing

Influencing the way that healthcare is designed and delivered

We provide leadership to shape government, health and care policy and practice. We constantly improve our understanding of the drivers of good health, the physician community and the NHS. We are the voice of medicine and set standards for medical care, working alongside the wider medical community, patients and our partners to develop, promote and publish solutions.

We will:

• maintain a constant awareness and understanding of developments in health and care policy and practice. We will do this by gathering intelligence from our members, working with our partners across the health and care sector, and through our involvement in political systems
• develop RCP policy and influencing strategies to inform our fellows and members through our publications and other communications
• provide insight into the medical workforce and healthcare systems with accurate data and informed analysis
  promote equality of access to good health and care for all
  encourage a more consistently research-active NHS for the best health and care outcomes
• use strategic communications, engagement and our heritage to place the physician workforce and patients at the forefront of public debate about health.