RCGP news
20 January 2023
Health leaders request urgent meeting with Secretary of State over health crisis
Royal College leaders representing thousands of doctors and nurses in Northern Ireland have written to the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris requesting an urgent meeting in light of the ongoing health crisis.
16 January 2023
Antidepressants can be effective when prescribed appropriately - but access to alternative mental health treatments needs to be improved
College response to the announcement of new draft NICE guidance on deprescribing antidepressants.
12 January 2023
GP leaders in Northern Ireland call for urgent action to tackle escalating crisis
Dr Ursula Mason, Chair of the Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland and Dr Alan Stout, Chair of BMA GP Committee in Northern Ireland met with the five main political parties today to outline the scale of the crisis facing general practice in Northern Ireland.
12 January 2023
Statins safe and effective when prescribed appropriately – but implications for overdiagnosis and GP workload must be considered
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of the RCGP, responds to the announcement of new draft guidance from NICE on use of statins.
09 January 2023
General practice reduces pressures across NHS – but must be resourced and staffed to fulfil this function
Responding to a survey from the i newspaper linking GP access to A&E pressures, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of the RCGP, said the following.
06 January 2023
GP partnership model works well for patients, the NHS and the tax payer – but it needs sufficient resource and staffing
Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, responds to an interview with Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting, published in The Times today.
06 January 2023
GPs pulling out all the stops to deliver care to children despite pressures
Kamila Hawthorne has appeared on Sky News this morning to discuss a Mumsnet survey on parents experiencing difficulties accessing NHS services.
03 January 2023
Winter pressures are NHS-wide including in general practice, says RCGP
College spokespeople have been highlighting GP pressures in the media today.
02 January 2023
Hard-working GPs must not be blamed for lack of appointments, says College
The College has responded to a Liberal Democrat survey claiming that patients are turning to ‘DIY’ treatments due to lack of GP appointments.
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