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04 January 2022

NHS pressures not confined to hospitals: immediate action needed to tackle GP workload and workforce pressures

Responding to Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer’s speech this morning, in which he referenced how difficult it was to get a GP appointments, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.

29 December 2021

GP staff access to Covid testing ‘vital’ says RCGP

Covid testing is key to ensuring GPs and other healthcare professionals are safe to deliver frontline patient care.

22 December 2021

Capsule endoscopies’ to detect bowel cancer are a welcome innovation – but must be robustly evaluated, says College

The College has responded to NHS England’s announcement of miniature cameras ‘no bigger than a pill’ being trialled to check for bowel cancer.

21 December 2021

Updated workload prioritisation guidance during the accelerated booster campaign

The College has published updated guidance on workload prioritisation for practices during the implementation of the accelerated booster vaccination campaign.

21 December 2021

Royal Colleges and Trade Unions send out message of solidarity to health workers this Christmas

Northern Ireland’s leading health care organisations representing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, midwives and healthcare workers are sending out a message of solidarity to their members ahead of what many expect to be the worst winter period ever faced.

20 December 2021

College responds to BMJ study on ‘frequent attenders’ in general practice

Responding to a BMJ Open study looking at patients who frequently access general practice care and services.

17 December 2021

Immuno-suppressed patients a priority for vaccination teams

Responding to a BBC report on difficulties some immune-suppressed patients are facing accessing their booster jab, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, addressed media queries regarding the vaccination of immuno-suppressed patients.

16 December 2021

GPs working to ensure vulnerable housebound patients receive their booster jab

Addressing concerns about the vaccination of housebound patients in the media, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.

16 December 2021

Letter to the Spectator following claims about general practice

Dr Gary Howsam, Vice Chair of the Royal College of GPs, responded to an article in the Spectator earlier this month that made two unsound claims about general practice.