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In this short interview, Dr Sam Black, our Patient Information Lead, explores the key things to consider when communicating risk to patients with Leila Finikarides, Researcher at the Winton Centre, and Jenny Westaway, Chair of PatientsVoices@RCoA.

Since early 2024, the Patient Information Group has been working with the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication to ensure that our information for patients on risk reflects the latest best practice and learning from the work of the Centre.

We hope you find the interview an interesting insight into our work in this area.

This article looks at why the NHS needs international medical graduates (IMGs) and why we need to do better at integrating them into the workforce to maximise their contribution.

The General Medical Council’s Workforce report 2023 emphasises that the current reliance of the NHS on IMGs will continue in the future, despite an expansion of medical school places. The GMC predicts that almost a third of all doctors will be IMGs by 2036. It declares that the ‘integration and retention….must be improved’ and describes as essential that these colleagues are ‘welcomed into supportive teams’.

The way we welcome our international colleagues not only determines the extent to which they can contribute safely to the service, but also how easy it is to recruit and retain them. Our attitude should include a willingness to learn from their previous expertise and their ability to look at our services with fresh eyes.

Find out the latest appointments approved, and with sadness we record the deaths of some of our fellows.