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30 January 2025

The loss of the School of Nursing would be a blow to general practice

RCGP Cymru Wales is disappointed and worried by the proposal to close the School of Nursing at Cardiff University.

28 January 2025

'Whole person' approach needed to tackle gambling harms, warns College

Dr Adrian Hayter, Medical Director for Clinical Policy, responds to new NICE guidance on identifying, assessing, and managing gambling-related harms

28 January 2025

‘Continuity can be beneficial for the entire NHS’ says College Chair

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to research from the University of Exeter – published in the BJGP – on how continuity of care can reduce demand in primary and emergency care.

27 January 2025

RCGP Scotland ‘encouraged’ by First Minister’s promise of more funding for general practice

The Chair of RCGP Scotland has responded to First Minister John Swinney MSP's speech on 'improving public services - NHS renewal'.

23 January 2025

‘Extra capacity must not be immediately outstripped by workload’ says College Chair

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to the latest NHS Digital data on the GP workforce.

23 January 2025

GP employment crisis is ‘simply unacceptable’, says College Chair

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to the latest joint Cogora and Rebuild General Practice report on GP workforce.

22 January 2025

‘Without reform, the unsustainable cycle of pressure will continue’ says College Chair

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne featured in HSJ with supportive comment of a new joint plan from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives to reform urgent and emergency care.

09 January 2025

GPs ‘feeling the strain’ from rises in rates of flu

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to data from the Research and Surveillance Centre on the rising number of influenza-like illnesses in general practice.

06 January 2025

Funding A&G services ‘a good step’ – RCGP responds to elective care plan

RCGP Chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne responds to the Government’s elective care plan, in particular the initiative to reform Advice and Guidance services.