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05 August 2022

College statement following the death of GP Gail Milligan

We are shocked and saddened by the tragic death of our colleague Dr Gail Milligan.

31 July 2022

Charging for missed appointments won’t address intense GP pressures

Responding to pledges to introduce charges for missed NHS appointments, Dr Gary Howsam, Vice Chair of the Royal College of GPs said the following.

28 July 2022

Latest GP statistics show intensity of working in general practice ‘unsustainable and unsafe’ for patients and staff

Responding to the latest general practice workforce and workload data.

22 July 2022

Patient access to their records

NHS England confirms that English patients using TPP and EMIS systems will automatically access to their records via patient facing apps from November 2022.

15 July 2022

Professor Kamila Hawthorne elected as next Chair of RCGP

RCGP elects Professor Kamila Hawthorne as its next Chair. She will serve a three-year term from November 2022, succeeding Professor Martin Marshall.

05 July 2022

Over 4,600 GPs demand action to pressures impacting patients

4,600 GPs and GP trainees demand Health Secretary take urgent action to support GPs and their teams to deliver the care patients need.

30 June 2022

Calls to reduce environmental harm caused by prescribing

Healthcare leaders from across Scotland have today issued a rallying call for bold action to reduce the environmental impact caused by medicine prescribing.

30 June 2022

Royal College of GPs response to Health Foundation report warning of escalating crisis in general practice

Professor Martin Marshall, RCGP Chair, says: “These findings from the Health Foundation make for bleak but unfortunately familiar reading..."

29 June 2022

RCGP outlines 5-point patient care plan amidst GP pressures

RCGP Chair to set out a five-point plan to modernise and reinvigorate continuity of care for patients during Conference keynote speech.