RCGP blog
22 May 2020
Recorded Consultation Assessment candidate handbook and exam policy update
Today, we are publishing our new candidate handbook and examination policy, which we hope you will find useful in explaining the main changes and requirements for the MRCGP, brought about as a result of the pandemic.
03 April 2020
The challenges of decision-making during a health crisis
Everyone is moving at pace, everyone is trying to do the right thing for their patients, and that can result in decisions which in retrospect look insensitive – we have seen that around advanced care plans this week.
02 April 2020
Top 10 tips for successful GP video consultations
Reduce risk and anxiety during remote patient consultations by paying attention to the following basic principles.
30 March 2020
PPE is still one of the top issues for GPs
Professor Martin Marshall and Dr Jonathan Leach discuss how we influenced PPE guidance for face-to-face consultations with evidence commissioned by the RCGP.
27 March 2020
Medical students volunteer in the NHS
Medical students have been stepping up to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering their skills and time to support the NHS. Read more about how they are making a difference and how we can thank them for their efforts.
19 March 2020
Top 10 tips for telephone consultations
These top tips are for clinicians conducting telephone consultations to assess and advise patients.
11 December 2019
Quality improvement: prescribing and patient safety reports
The RCGP and Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) have developed confidential bespoke practice and patient-level drug prescribing reports, available for free for GP practices contributing to CPRD. There are two sets of reports, distributed every six months to practices in all four nations of the UK.
03 June 2019
Good practice safeguarding in general practice
The RCGP is working to embed the safeguarding of adults and children into routine general practice and a normal part of ongoing holistic care.
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