Mersey Region
Primary Position:
Primary Position:
Consultant Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary; Associate Postgraduate Dean for Medicine and Diagnostics, NHS Education for Scotland
Dr James G Boyle
Consultant Physician & Honorary Associate Clinical Professor
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
RCPE/NHS Kidney Care Press Release
21 November 2012
New UK-wide medical guidance published today will advise that by implementing a simple system of e-alerts, amongst other measures, the NHS could turn around a 40 year high level of patient deaths caused by acute kidney injury (AKI) and save up to 12,000 lives per year.
The Department of Health has, this morning, announced that revalidation will start in December 2012. This is the process by which all doctors in the UK who are licensed with the General Medical Council (GMC) will regularly be required to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise.
Commenting on the revalidation announcement, Dr Neil Dewhurst, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said,
RCPE Press Release
07 September 2012
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Doctors will meet today at an event convened by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) [1] to consider how to improve diagnosis of patients with dementia, as it is estimated that up to 50% of patients with dementia in Scottish hospitals go undiagnosed.
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Royal College of Physicians of London have today published 'Supporting information for appraisal and revalidation: guidance for physicians'. This is based on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties’ core guidance for all doctors.
RCPE Press Release
30 July 2012
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Mr Imran Khan, Pakistani politician and former international cricketer, received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) at a ceremony in Edinburgh on 27 July 2012.