President of Royal College of Physicians visits Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli
The president of the Royal College of Physicians, one of the world’s leading medical organisations, visited the Prince Philip Hospital to meet front-line staff working to transform medical services in Llanelli. Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) met with consultant physicians, junior doctors and health board managers before visiting the clinical research centre and the stroke unit to see staff in action. She was accompanied by Dr Alan Rees, the RCP vice president for Wales, Professor John Harvey, the RCP’s service adviser in Wales and Dr Andrew Freedman, the RCP’s associate service adviser in Wales. Over the past year, senior RCP consultants working in the Welsh NHS have been working to address growing concerns about the current standard of hospital care in Wales. They have identified plans for change at Prince Philip Hospital as an innovative case study which is included in their new report, Rising to the challenge: Improving acute care, meeti...