Campaigning and opinions

The Medical Director of the NHS Commissioning Board, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, has announced the names of the 21 new National Clinical Directors (NCDs) appointed to provide expert advice and research to the national medical directorate.

The RCOG welcomes the UK Government’s assurances to ending violence against women and the multi-agency approach it has put in place to achieve this. 

This week marks Endometriosis Awareness Week (4-10 March 2013) which aims to promote a greater awareness and understanding of Endometriosis.

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. To mark the month the national cancer charity Target Ovarian Cancer has released statistics from their Pathfinder Study of the general population about the cancer which showed that 47% of women incorrectly believe that cervical screening will detect ovarian cancer.

Updated guidelines for the treatment of people with fertility problems have today been published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) today publish the report Measuring up: the medical profession's prescription for the nation's obesity crisis following a 6-month inquiry by a steering group comprising representatives from 20 of the Royal Medical Colleges and Faculties.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published its report The Impact of the Working Time Regulations on Medical Education and Training.

Researchers from the University of Leuven in Belgium have found a link between smoking bans and successive reductions in preterm birth.

The final report of the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Trust is published today.  We must accept that there were issues within the Trust that led to poor clinical and professional standards and these impacted tragically on patient outcomes.   The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is very sorry for the distress and suffering endured by so many patients and their families, poignantly described in the report. 

A new pregnancy guideline on the management of physical activity in the workplace is published today by the Health and Work Development Unit, a partnership between the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.