RCGP news
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
More than 4,600 GPs demand Health Secretary takes action to address GP pressures that are impacting on patient care
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in England, Sajid Javid, needs to take urgent action to support GPs and their teams so that they can deliver the care patients need, more than 4,600 GPs and GP trainees are demanding.
30 June 2022
Healthcare leaders unite in calling for bold action to reduce the 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.
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