RCGP news
29 June 2022
College Chair outlines 5-point plan to reinvigorate continuity of care for patients against a backdrop of GP pressures
RCGP Chair to set out a five-point plan to modernise and reinvigorate continuity of care for patients during Conference keynote speech.
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
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