RCGP news
04 October 2023
These proposals are the next big step to a smoke-free society, says College Chair
RCGP Chair responds to smoking ban and vape proposals in the Prime Minister’s Conservative party conference speech.
02 October 2023
GPs have seen a 20% workload increase and appointments growing in complexity, says College Vice Chair
College Vice Chair responds to the latest NHS Digital data on GP appointments.
02 October 2023
College hits back at Telegraph criticism of GPs
RCGP Chair appeared in the Telegraph Letters to the Editor on Saturday, defending hardworking GPs and the daily challenges they face.
29 September 2023
Charging patients for GP appointments will not work in any form, says College
College Vice Chair Victoria Tzortziou Brown appears in today’s Guardian, responding to an Institute for Government report into healthcare funding.
28 September 2023
Being a full time GP is now ‘unmanageable’, says College
RCGP responds to Nuffield Trust report on the NHS ‘dropout’ crisis which claims that trainees are part-time or leaving the profession shortly after qualifying.
28 September 2023
Long-term investment and more GPs are the real solution to GP retention, says College
The RCGP responds to proposals by the Nuffield Trust to ‘write off’ student loans to encourage retention of GPs and other healthcare professionals in the NHS.
25 September 2023
Seven in ten GPs seeing ‘worrying’ rise in patients with cost of living-related problems, says College survey
The College’s annual tracking survey uncovers the rising rates of patients presenting to GPs with conditions linked to the cost-of-living crisis
23 September 2023
GP access targets might make ‘good soundbites’ but we need solutions, says College Chair
RCGP Chair urges urging all parties to come up with practical solutions for general practice at the start of the political party conference season.
20 September 2023
‘Advice and guidance’ should not act as a barrier to timely referrals, says College Chair
College Chair, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, issued a reactive response on proposals to expand the use of ‘advice and guidance’ referrals.
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