TY - JOUR T1 - Future Hospital update from Wales JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 16 LP - 16 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-1-16 VL - 3 IS - 1 AU - Rhid Dowdle Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/1/16.abstract N2 - The president and senior college officers once again attended the Annual Joint Autumn meeting between the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society of Physicians in Wales. This conference, which also acts as the RCP regional update in general and acute internal medicine for Wales, was bigger than ever this year with more than 300 delegates attending over the two days and included a poster display of 30 examples of innovation and clinically led improvement initiatives. During her stay, the president visited the Frail Older Peoples’ Liaison Service (FOPAL) project at the University Hospital Wales in Cardiff. This service innovation project is designed to avoid inappropriate admissions of frail elderly people, and while the president was there she was able to learn more about the initiative and discuss practical issues with junior doctors, therapists and consultants.A satellite meeting at the update addressed the prospects of physician associates (PAs) in Wales and was attended by Teresa Dowsing, president of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the RCP. … ER -