RCGP news
21 December 2021
Updated workload prioritisation guidance during the accelerated booster campaign
The College has published updated guidance on workload prioritisation for practices during the implementation of the accelerated booster vaccination campaign.
21 December 2021
Royal Colleges and Trade Unions send out message of solidarity to health workers this Christmas
Northern Ireland’s leading health care organisations representing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, midwives and healthcare workers are sending out a message of solidarity to their members ahead of what many expect to be the worst winter period ever faced.
20 December 2021
College responds to BMJ study on ‘frequent attenders’ in general practice
Responding to a BMJ Open study looking at patients who frequently access general practice care and services.
17 December 2021
Immuno-suppressed patients a priority for vaccination teams
Responding to a BBC report on difficulties some immune-suppressed patients are facing accessing their booster jab, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, addressed media queries regarding the vaccination of immuno-suppressed patients.
16 December 2021
GPs working to ensure vulnerable housebound patients receive their booster jab
Addressing concerns about the vaccination of housebound patients in the media, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.
16 December 2021
Letter to the Spectator following claims about general practice
Dr Gary Howsam, Vice Chair of the Royal College of GPs, responded to an article in the Spectator earlier this month that made two unsound claims about general practice.
15 December 2021
Relentless workload taking its toll on GP health and wellbeing and must be addressed, urges College
Responding to the GMC’s annual State of Medical Education and Practice report, published today.
13 December 2021
College responds to new booster programme target deadline
RCGP Chair responds to the announcement by Boris Johnson yesterday evening that the target is to give all eligible adults a booster jab by the end of the year.
06 December 2021
RCGP hits back against media misconceptions about 'part time' working in general practice
The College has responded to columns in the Telegraph by Patrick O’Flynn and J. Meirion Thomas about part-time working in general practice.
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