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18 May 2022

Home Office bureaucracy causing 100s of new NHS trained GPs to face hurdles to stay and work in the UK during workforce crisis

GP trainees from overseas should be given indefinite leave to remain in the UK following successful completion of their GP training, the RCGP said today.

09 May 2022

RCGP highlights GP pressures and the impact they are having on patient care in Daily Express

The following comment piece by RCGP Chair Professor Martin Marshall has been published in today’s Daily Express and featured on the front page of the newspaper.

07 May 2022

RCGP fights back against critical letters in Daily Telegraph

RCGP Chair Prof Martin Marshall pens a letter in the Daily Telegraph today in response to several critical letters about general practice and the wider NHS.

03 May 2022

GP numbers falling while patient numbers rise is making workload ‘unsustainable’, says College

Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP, responds to research by the Lib Dems showing that on average every GP is responsible for 2,200 patients.

28 April 2022

Latest consultation rates show GP teams are 'working exceptionally hard' in difficult circumstances

Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP responds to claims that some patients in Group 6 of the JCVI’s priority list are being ‘denied’ vaccines.

16 April 2022

RCGP statement on sodium valproate use

Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP responds to a Sunday Times investigation on continued use of sodium valproate for women of child-bearing age.

14 April 2022

College in Northern Ireland says 'time for action' on GP capacity

Dr Laurence Dorman, Chair of the Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland, has said it is deeply regrettable that many patients are struggling to access GP services, but made clear this is not the fault of hardworking doctors and practice teams.

13 April 2022

Ban on ‘conversion therapy’ should protect all LGBT people

The RCGP has spoken out against Government proposals to ban so-called conversion therapy on the basis of sexual orientation but not gender identity.

13 April 2022

College in Northern Ireland sets the record straight on remote consultations

The Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland has issued the following statement, following misleading reports in some of today’s media about GP consultation methods post-pandemic.