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06 June 2023

Inadequate infrastructure is harming general practice – College Chair

Professor Kamila Hawthorne outlines the findings of the GP Infrastructure Report to the Health Service Journal.

31 May 2023

Royal College of GPs Northern Ireland launches 2023 Awards

The RCGP, which represents over 1400 GPs across Northern Ireland, launches their annual search for GP and GP Practice of the Year.

30 May 2023

GPs are open to change - but abandoning the partnership model is not the answer, writes College Chair

College Chair writes for Labour List about the benefits GP partnership model.

26 May 2023

It is not too late to turn this dire situation around, says College Chair

College Chair responds to the latest NHS GP workforce data.

22 May 2023

RCGP responds to Labour’s goals for NHS reform

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, responds to Sir Keir Starmer's speech on Labour's plans to reform the NHS.

18 May 2023

Good progress on efforts to expand wider practice team – but pledge to boost GP numbers mustn’t be forgotten

College response to the Government's announcement that it has met its target to employ 2,000 primary healthcare professionals in general practice.

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.