Medical world pays tribute to the Queen

bmj;378/sep13_16/o2212/FAF1faRCPThe Queen unveils a charter during her 2018 visit to the Royal College of Physicians of London to mark the 500th anniversary of the body’s founding charter.Medical royal colleges, charities, and professional associations have joined the country in mourning the death of their patron, Queen Elizabeth II.The Queen forged strong links within the world of medicine, many created from before she ascended to the throne, including becoming the president of the Student Nurses’ Association, now subsumed by the Royal College of Nursing, in 1944, an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1951, and patron of the charity Diabetes UK in 1952.She was also a patron of all the royal colleges and societies, as well as of other professional associations such as the BMA, the British Dietetic Association, the British Institute of Radiology, and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.A condolence message from Neil Mortensen, president of the Royal…
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