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NHS complaint-handling policies could do more to support learning from concerns raised

The current design of national policies for complaint handling in NHS hospitals in England means there is too much focus on assessing a complaint’s validity and not enough on learning from the concern...

This much I’ve learnt: Dr Sarah Filson

Dr Sarah Filson is soon to complete her four-year term as the Trainee representative on the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Council. Currently an infectious diseases and microbiology specialist regist...

HRH The Prince of Wales to open Royal Society of Medicine series on health impacts of climate change

A series of webinars that will position health and wellbeing at the centre of the climate change debate will be opened with a pre-recorded video message from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on ...

Camera Club

No matter whether you use a camera or a phone, whether you are digitally savvy or whether you neither know nor care about the difference between an f-stop and a bus stop, if you have an interest in ph...

2019

2019 Media releases archive For more information about press releases, JRSM papers or filming on RSM premises, contact the Media Office at media@rsm.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1580 764 713. Use of locum doc...

Journalist praises ‘brave’ sources as she receives 2023 Sarah Hughes Trust Prize

The winner of a prize for journalism that exposes misleading health information has praised the doctors who were her sources when she was writing her award-winning articles. Helen Puttick, a specialis...

The RSM presents '21st Century Healthcare', a collaboration with ITN Productions

Launching December 2017 Following the success of ‘Doctors of the Future’, The Royal Society of Medicine and ITN Productions are partnering for a consecutive year to produce a news and current affairs-...

NHS sexual harassment violence prevention training employees

Healthcare risks falling behind other sectors in providing training to help employees address sexual harassment and violence within the workplace. A group of doctors and academics writing in the Journ...

Talking to the public about Covid-19

An RSM programme hosted by TV presenter Kate Garraway represented a departure from the status quo for the Society. In an usual response to exceptional times the video production, Covid & the festi...

Obituary: Dr Steve Furniss

The Royal Society of Medicine is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and unexpected death of RSM member Dr Steve Furniss. Dr Furniss, who recently retired as a consultant cardiologist at Eastbourne ...