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Use of locum doctors rising despite limited evidence on quality and safety

There is little hard evidence to support the widely held perception that locum doctors present a greater risk of causing harm to patients, according to new research published by the Journal of the Roy...

A day in the life of a pharmaceutical physician

Is there a typical day for a doctor working in pharmaceutical medicine? Paul Robinson, Executive Director, Patient Perspective at Merck Sharp and Dohme suggests there’s no such thing. I was asked to s...

RSM members celebrated in 2018 New Year Honours list

The Royal Society of Medicine offers its congratulations to the following members who have been recognised in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year Honours list 2018. Professor C Warwick, CBE. Lately Chief...

New members joining the RSM Council

Following the recent RSM Council election, four new trustees will be joining the RSM Council at the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year. Dr Claire Bayntun is a past President of the RSM Conflict ...

Crossbench peer calls for expansion of mandatory sobriety programme

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff has called for a scheme that successfully reduced alcohol-related crime and disorder in London to be rolled out across England and Wales. Writing in the Journal of the Roya...

Met Commissioner Cressida Dick to speak at Royal Society of Medicine terror response meeting

Cressida Dick, London Metropolitan Police Commissioner, will join trauma doctors and representatives from the London Ambulance Service at a meeting specially convened by the Royal Society of Medicine ...

UK must not fall behind in race to ‘humanise’ drug discovery

New technologies could ultimately replace animals for testing drug efficacy and safety Significant investment in non-animal technologies taking place in US and Europe Current research models and regu...

Omicron, Andy Burnham, and loneliness as a mental health issue

Thursday 9 December: webinar from 12.30pm The next episode of the RSM’s COVID-19 Series will welcome back Victoria Macdonald, Channel 4’s Health & Social Care Editor, who will be discussing with P...

Nominations for RSM Council (Trustees)

Nominations are now being sought for Elected Council Members (Trustees) to take up post for a period of up to three years from 1 October 2022. The closing date for nominations is 12 noon on Monday 28 ...

Sustainable NHS climate change

In the fight against climate change, the NHS aims to reduce its direct greenhouse emissions to net zero by 2040. For emissions produced by its supply chain, the aim is to reach net zero by 2045. Dr Ni...