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17 May 2023

4 in 10 GP premises’ ‘not fit for purpose’, says RCGP survey

4 in 10 GPs are seeing their patients in practice premises that are ‘unfit for purpose’, according to the latest survey from the Royal College of GPs.

15 May 2023

GPs urgently need less stick, and more carrot – College Chair

RCGP Chair speaks to New Statesman about what’s needed from the NHS Long-term Workforce Plan

15 May 2023

College calls for greater transparency around self-testing kits

The Royal College of GPs calls on UK regulators to independently approve self-testing kits to protect patients from tests not proven to have benefits.

11 May 2023

Instances of practice closures are becoming all too common, says College Chair

The College responds to the latest GP surgery closure in Bournemouth due to financial pressures.

11 May 2023

The use of SAS doctors must not detract from efforts to recruit enough GPs

College speaks to The Times about the prospect of SAS doctors being used in primary care.

08 May 2023

GP access recovery plan not the silver bullet that we desperately need - says College Chair

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, responds to the government's initial details of the GP access recovery plan.

02 May 2023

College announces new Chief Executive

The College has today announced the appointment of Chris Askew OBE as its new Chief Executive Officer.

01 May 2023

Urgent action needed to support family doctor services

The College has issued the following response to figures from the House of Commons Library showing that each GP in England saw an average 8,534 patients last year – up from 8,351 in 2019.

28 April 2023

Time with patients is a commodity in short supply - College Chair explains in the Daily Mirror

RCGP Chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne has authored an opinion piece for the Daily Mirror, explaining the challenging situation facing UK general practice.