National General Practice Week:
Celebrating the best of NHS General Practice
National General Practice Week: Celebrating the
Best of the NHS General Practice organised by the BMA’s
Scottish General Practitioners Committee (SGPC) in partnership with
RCGP Scotland was held 8th - 14th February 2010.
The week aimed to raise awareness of the range of
services provided locally to patients by GPs and the wider primary
healthcare team, and also encouraged politicians to value NHS
General Practice.
A series of events were held to
promote this week including an exhibition and reception in the
Scottish Parliament, a members debate in the Parliament Chamber and
the launch of the BMA’s policy document “General Practice in
Scotland: The Way Ahead”,
RCGP Scotland have also produced a
booklet containing patient testimonials recieved as nominations for
GP of the Year
2009.
General Practice in Scotland: The Way Ahead - Final Report
BMA Scotland have published a final policy document on the
way ahead for general practice in Scotland. This document has been
developed following consultation with patients, the profession, NHS
and other stakeholder organisations involved in health. It will
address issues relating to:
- Access to general practice
- Out of hours care
- Health inequalities
- Shifting the balance of care
- General practice workforce
- Infrastructure
General Practice in Scotland: The Way Ahead
(323k)
More information about BMA
Scotland activities in relation to GP Week
Key Dates and Events
Scottish Parliament Exhibition 8th-12th
February
Wednesday 10th February - Parliamentary Reception (by
invite only)
A reception at the Scottish Parliament, hosted by Dr Richard
Simpson MSP. The reception featured a keynote speech by Nicola
Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. Guests
included MSPs, healthcare professionals working in General
Practice, patients and other community representatives from across
Scotland. This event was designed to provide GPs
and service users with the opportunity to meet and engage with MSPs
from throughout Scotland.
Thursday 11 February: Debate in the Scottish
Parliament
To coincide with GP Week the following motion was debated
in the Scottish Parliament:
Dr Richard Simpson: Celebrating Scotland’s First Ever General
Practice Week in Scotland—That the Parliament notes that more than
21 million patient consultations take place in general practice in
Scotland every year; is proud of the high quality service provided
by GPs and their practice teams every day, and welcomes the first
ever General Practice Week in Scotland, from 8 to 12 February 2010,
hosted by the British Medical Association Scotland in partnership
with the Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland, which
aims to celebrate the very best of NHS general practice in
Scotland.
Read an official report of the debate
For further information please contact Josie Westley,
Executive Affairs Co-ordinator at jwestley@rcgp-scotland.org.uk
or 0131 2606801