2016 Strategy Review update Adapt Engage Inspire As a College, we are adapting to the changes in the health service. We have developed strong links with Health Education England and the devolved nations. We continually review and revise our training programmes to equip the consultants of tomorrow to deliver measureable improvements in clinical practice. We engage our members and Government, opinion formers and decision makers to support efficient, effective and sustainable pathology services nationally and internationally. Inspiring the pathologists of the future is vital to deliver first-class patient services. We work to boost the understanding of the essential contribution pathologists make to the range clinical disciplines and healthcare settings. VISION: In five years the College will have established itself as an important and influential national and international advisor on the provision of accurate and reliable pathology services. built an engaged professional community grounded in scientific inquiry, understood and respected across medicine and science, which delivers accurate diagnosis as the cornerstone of patient care and treatment. RCPath MISSION: ‘to promote excellence in coherent study, research and practice of pathology and to be responsible for maintaining standards through training, assessments, examinations and professional development, to the benefit of the public’. 2016 Strategy Review update