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20 December 2023

College ‘strongly refutes’ allegations made in BMA trainee letter

The College has issued a response to an ‘open’ letter from the BMA’s trainee committee on examination attempts for doctors with disabilities.

20 December 2023

Patients appreciate a ‘mixed-method’ approach to GP consultations’ says College Chair

The Independent featured RCGP College Chair responding to a study on patient preferences for accessing care in general practice.

19 December 2023

‘GPs strive to deliver best possible care for new mothers’, says College Chair

College Chair, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, responds to the latest NHS England guidance for GPs in The Guardian.

15 December 2023

College writes to Foreign Secretary on healthcare crisis in Middle East

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne has today written to the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, highlighting the escalating healthcare crisis in the Middle East.

12 December 2023

RCGP Scotland response to the General Practice Workforce Survey

Dr Chris Provan, Chair of RCGP Scotland, responds to the 2023 workforce update from NHS Education for Scotland.

11 December 2023

‘Regulation of Physician Associates should provide reassurance for GPs and patients’, says College

Chair of the RCGP responds to plans by the Department for Health and Social Care to introduce legislation for the regulation of Physician Associates.

06 December 2023

RCGP Cymru Wales responds to Senedd report on gynaecological cancers

The Senedd Health and Social Services Committee report 'raises important challenges for general practice.'

02 December 2023

RCGP open to learning from other countries – but new initiatives must be backed up by resource

The College responds to comments by Shadow Secretary of State for Health Wes Streeting about future of UK general practice during his visit to Australia.

30 November 2023

RCGP responds to latest 'unsustainable' GP appointment data

College Vice Chair, Dr Victoria Tzortziou-Brown responds to NHS Digital’s data on general practice workforce and GP appointments for October.