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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.

14 July 2022

GP patient survey reflects ‘overstretched’ service working under intense and unsustainable pressure

Responding to the latest GP Patient Survey, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following

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..."