RCGP blog
02 February 2023
GP wellbeing matters in General Practice
I am writing this piece on Time to Talk day, and it got me thinking about GP wellbeing. It is an issue in general practice, it has been reported both in the news and academia.
23 January 2023
Meet the RCGP International accreditation medical director
The RCGP has started an accreditation process for postgraduate specialist training in family medicine in an international setting. The driver for this was a direct request to the College from one of its MRCGP International sites.
23 January 2023
Meet the RCGP International medical director for education and training
My name is Rich Whitnall, I’m delighted to introduce myself as the RCGP International Medical Director for Education and Training. I’ve worked in, and learned from, colleagues in over 20 countries.
20 January 2023
Making a major difference to patient care
Dr Steve Holmes discusses recent challenges in general practice and his hopes for the coming years in the Severn Faculty.
20 December 2022
The wellbeing prescription: social prescribing in action at Alvanley Family Practice
When Alvanley Family started to map their community activities, with the help of their volunteer Practice Health Champions, they knew they would need a way to direct their patients to activities in a trusted way.
16 December 2022
Coding is caring: Using data to combat the Strep A outbreak
The current Strep A outbreak is bringing the work of the RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC) into focus.
22 November 2022
Islamophobia in the NHS: Tackling Denial
This year’s theme for Islamophobia Awareness Month is “tackling denial”, a fitting reminder for a pervasive and under-recognised endemic in the NHS.
19 November 2022
Welcome from your new chair
Firstly, I want to say thank you for the warm reception I’ve received since the announcement of my election.
01 November 2022
Islamophobia – Time to tackle denial
As primary care physicians, we experience denial in multiple aspects of our encounters - a patient not seeking medical advice for their symptoms or finding it difficult to come to terms with a new diagnosis.
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