Vision, Purpose and Priority Goals
The RCGP's vision, purpose and priority
goals helps to define its work across general practice.
Object
The Royal College of General
Practitioners is a registered charity with the Object:
To encourage, foster and maintain
the highest possible standards in general medical practice and for
that purpose to take or join with others in taking any steps
consistent with the charitable nature of that object which may
assist towards the same.
Our Vision
A world where excellent person centred
care in general practice is at the heart of healthcare.
Our role is to be the voice for General
Practice in order to: promote the unique patient - doctor
relationship; shape the public’s health agenda; set standards;
promote quality and advance the role of general practice
globally.
Our Purpose
To improve the quality of
healthcare by ensuring the highest standards for general practice,
the promotion of the best health outcomes for patients and the
public and by promoting GPs as the heart and the hub of health
services.
We will do this by:
- ensuring the development of high quality general practitioners
in partnership with patients and carers,
- advancing and promoting the academic discipline and science of
general practice,
- promoting the unique doctor-patient relationship,
- shaping the public health agenda and addressing health
inequalities,
- being the voice of General Practice
Our Values
The RCGP is the heart and voice
of General Practice and as such:
We protect the principle of holistic
generalist care which is integrated around the needs of and
partnership with patients
We are committed to equitable access to,
and delivery of, high quality and effective primary healthcare for
all.
We are committed to the theoretical and
practical development of general practice.
Priority Goals
The College has defined the
following five year priority goals:
- Priority Goal 1. Deliver excellent patient
care by supporting General Practitioners and members of the primary
health care team through the provision of high quality services and
valued member benefits.
- Priority Goal 2. Continue to develop our role
as a leading global organisation for general practice / family
medicine through international partnerships and by influencing
health policy towards our goals.
- Priority Goal 3. Provide leadership at all
levels in healthcare by supporting the professional development of
General Practitioners to maintain standards of excellence and
promote patient safety and quality in general practice.
- Priority Goal 4. Advance General Practice as
an academic discipline by helping members to understand the
relevance and use of research as part of their core role and by
actively supporting academic General Practitioners.
- Priority Goal 5. Ensure continuous improvement
in the calibre of clinical care provided in General Practice by
setting quality standards for education, training, Continuing
Professional Development (CPD), revalidation and the whole practice
environment, and by implementing quality development in
initiatives.
- Priority Goal 6. Ensure the College’s
resources and its people are developed to meet the needs of a
modern professional organisation, and that we operate in a
sustainable manner including the challenges of climate change.