RCGP news
25 July 2024
‘Technology needs to support patient care, not detract from it’ says College Chair
RCGP Chair responds to a HSSIB report into digital tools for online consultation in general practice.
23 July 2024
Nearly 10,000 GPs urge Health Secretary to tackle the GP workforce 'crisis'
The RCGP leads an open letter calling for a review of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
22 July 2024
College responds to global IT outage
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to reports from members of considerable disruption caused by Microsoft’s global IT outage.
17 July 2024
College announces two new Vice Chairs
The College is pleased to announce its two new members of the Council Officer Team from November 2024.
11 July 2024
GP-patient survey results show general practice must be a priority for new Government
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to latest GP-patient survey results, including that 34% said they waited too long for an appointment.
08 July 2024
College ‘waiting in hope’ that new Government will end years of general practice being ‘poor relation’ of the NHS
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne has said she is ‘really encouraged’ by the new Health and Social Care Secretary’s visit to a GP practice on his first full day.
05 July 2024
The College calls on the new Labour government to make general practice a 'day one' priority
The Royal College of General Practitioners urges the incoming Labour government to make general practice a priority from ‘day one’.
01 July 2024
GP workloads a threat to patient safety, finds College
Over three-quarters of GPs (76%) say that patient safety is being compromised by their excessive workloads.
27 June 2024
College sounds alarm as five million more appointments are delivered by almost 500 fewer GPs
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to NHS England’s May GP workforce and appointments data.
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