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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

Chair of the RCGP responds to a BBC report on difficulties some immune-suppressed patients are facing accessing their booster jab.

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 RCGP, responds to an article in the Spectator earlier this month that made two unsound claims about general practice.

15 December 2021

Relentless workload taking its toll on GP health and wellbeing and must be addressed, urges College

Responding to the GMC’s annual State of Medical Education and Practice report, published today.