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29 September 2022

Retention as vital as recruitment in addressing GP workforce crisis – College calls for urgent action to keep GPs in the profession

Urgent action must be taken to keep highly-trained and experienced GPs in the NHS workforce delivering patient care, RCGP is warning today.

28 September 2022

College response to Labour Party announcement on GP access

Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP, said: “GPs want to do the very best for their patients and we share their frustrations."

21 September 2022

RCGP calls for a GP workforce plan amid rising expectations

RCGP Chair, Martin Marshall, responds to Health Secretary’s announcement on access to general practice.

08 September 2022

Statement from RCGP President Dame Clare Gerada

We are very sorry to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen and send our deepest condolences to King Charles and the Royal Family.

08 September 2022

Broughshane doctor wins GP of the Year Award

The RCGP, which represents over 1400 GPs across Northern Ireland, has awarded GP of the Year 2022 to Dr Laura Bunting at Broughshane Medical Centre.

07 September 2022

General practice must be a ‘top priority’ for the new Health Secretary

Response from Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, to the appointment of Dr Thérèse Coffey as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

30 August 2022

Practice closures show how general practice is struggling and needs support, says College

The College has responded to an investigation by Pulse magazine showing 474 GP practices have closed since 2013.

29 August 2022

Statins study ‘reassuring’ for patients and clinicians, says College

Comments from Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs on a study in the Lancet on statins.

25 August 2022

RCGP responds to ‘remarkable’ general practice consultation data

Responding to the latest GP consultation figures from NHS Digital, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.