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29 June 2022

Chair speaks to conference

Full speech from the RCGP Chair Professor Martin Marshall at the 2022 annual conference.

23 June 2022

College response to detection of poliovirus in the UK

The College has responded to recent reports that the poliovirus has been detected in the UK.

22 June 2022

Urgent action needed to reverse ‘mass exodus’ of almost 19,000 GPs over the next five years, warns Royal College of GPs

The RCGP warns that general practice is facing a ‘mass exodus’ if steps are not taken to address intense workload and workforce pressures.

17 June 2022

Prescribing ‘core skill’ for GPs and vast majority of prescriptions not ‘unnecessary’, says RCGP

The College has responded to comments by Prof Sir Stephen Powis, Medical Director for NHS England, at the NHS Confed Expo on “unnecessary prescriptions”.

15 June 2022

College gives cautious welcome to early cancer detection pilot

RCGP Chair responds to a new pilot scheme, announced at NHS Expo, for community pharmacists to assist with identifying signs of cancer early in patients.

13 June 2022

RCGP response to Panorama investigation into Operose

The Royal College of GPs has responded to a Panorama investigation into the GP practice operator, Operose Health.

13 June 2022

Millions of patients being seen both in person and remotely, says RCGP

The Royal College of GPs has responded to comments made by an NHS official at the Cheltenham Science Festival regarding face to face GP appointments.

10 June 2022

Fit note changes 'positive step' in reducing GP bureaucracy

Dr Gary Howsam, Vice Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following

09 June 2022

No known evidence linking long A&E waits to GP access

Dr Gary Howsam, Vice Chair of the RCGP, responds to media reports in the Daily Telegraph and on Mail Online, linking long A&E waits to GP access.