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19 February 2024

RCGP Chair calls for help for overseas GP trainees to stay in the NHS

Professor Kamila Hawthorne lays out how overseas GPs are penalised by the visa process in a letter to the Guardian.

15 February 2024

‘Demand for care is outstripping our resources’ says College Chair

College Chair responds to the latest NHS Digital data on general practice workforce and GP appointments.

14 February 2024

Statement from Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of Council, Professor Mike Holmes, Chair of Trustees, and Mark Thomas, Acting Chief Executive Officer re: CAN-SG conference

We have today reached the decision that the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG) conference can go ahead as booked at 30 Euston Square.

14 February 2024

‘Funding must follow patients’ says College Chair

Professor Kamila Hawthorne appears in the Mail Online and Evening Standard responding to the latest report from the King’s Fund on primary and community care.

13 February 2024

RCGP responds to latest Lib Dem analysis of GP funding

RCGP Chair comments on the latest GP funding analysis published by the Liberal Democrats.

09 February 2024

College Chair responds to NHSE’s 12 new ‘demonstrator sites’

Professor Kamila Hawthorne comments on NHS England's 12 ‘demonstrator sites’ for new vaccination delivery models

06 February 2024

College Chair responds to the Times Health Commission

College Chair, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, responds to the recommendations made by the Times Health Commission.

02 February 2024

The public have a clear message for all political parties - prioritise general practice in your manifestos

The RCGP Chair has written the following op-ed in the Daily Express detailing the pressures facing GPs and their teams, after a recent College poll showed strong public support for investing more in general practice.

30 January 2024

More than 4 in 5 members of the public believe that the next government must take action to solve the problems facing general practice

A poll commissioned by the RCGP reveals public opinion towards the general election and political parties' approach to general practice.