National General Practice Week Scotland: Celebrating
the best of NHS General Practice 8th-14th February
A National General Practice Week in Scotland
organised by the BMA’s Scottish General Practitioners Committee
(SGPC) in partnership with RCGP Scotland was held 8th-14th February
2010. The week, themed “Celebrating the best of NHS General
Practice” 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 was held to promote
this week including an exhibition and reception in the Scottish
Parliament 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.
Frailty Older People and Care Homes Report
Following a meeting with the Minister for
Public Health and Sport and her officials in February 2009, RCGP
Scotland and the British Geriatrics Society (Scotland) were asked
to prepare a paper reflecting the present situation and noting
recommendations for change. The report was submitted to the
Scottish Government in October 2009.
Frailty
Older People and Care Homes Report
Appendix One
Appendix Two
For more information please contact drich@rcgp-scotland.org.uk
Scottish Practice Nurse Association Conference - 19th May
2010
The Annual Conference of the Scottish Practice Nurse Association
will be held on the 19th May 2010 at the Carnegie Conference Centre
in Halbeath, Dumfermline. Speakers inc lude, Nicola Sturgeon,
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing and Dr Alison Scott,
Consultant Gynaecologist at the Family Planning and Well
Woman Sevices in Edinburgh.
Conference
Schedule and Application Form
UK Consensus Conference on Diabetes - 13th -14th May 2010 at
RCPE
Diabetes care is a growing, evidence-based subject that involves
many members of society and all areas of healthcare. A number of
national and international guidelines have collated the evidence to
assist care providers and patients in the successful management of
this complex disorder. Using the benefits of all the published work
the multidisciplinary panel will aim to address the five key
questions, which are of particular relevant to practising
clinicians, from the written and oral presentations, abstracts and
interactive discussion sessions. The conference will appeal to a
wide range of health care workers from primary and secondary care,
those in training and those affected by diabetes.
Full details on conference methodology, registration and
abstract submission can be obtained from: http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/education/events/consensus-diabetes-10.php
Please contact Margaret Farquhar m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk for
more informaiton or to book place.
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Certificate in Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions in
Primary Care
Course details:
RCGP Scotland has been commissioned by NHS
Health Scotland to deliver three one-day training events which are
primarily aimed at GPs. The day will be made up of short
presentations and practical exercises in brief interventions. Our
experienced trainers will provide tailored teaching suitable for
enhanced service work on alcohol and brief interventions, and
support delivery of the HEAT target on alcohol brief
interventions.
The course will be delivered in two stages
1. E –
Learning Modulesavailable at http://elearning.healthscotland.com/
– Alcohol Brief Interventions for Practitioners and must
be completed before attending the training day. We recommend the
modules will take approximately 3 - 4 hours to complete and cover
topics such as drinking limits and attitudes to alcohol.
2. Face to
Face Training Day taking place on
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Tuesday 11th May Hilton Grosvenor, Edinburgh
Delegate
Fee:
A full day will cost just £50. Numbers are
restricted so early bookings are advisable. Please note a
10% discount is available to RCGP members – please quote your
membership number on the booking slip below.
To book a place:
Please complete the application form and
return it together with your payment to:
Shelley Ell, Projects Administrator, RCGP
Scotland, 25 Queen Street, EH2 1JX
sell@rcgp-scotland.org.uk
Phone: (0131) 260
6812 Fax: (0131)
260 6836
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New RCGP Report - Academic General
Practice in Scotland: Securing the Future
In 2008 the Scottish Government asked RCGP Scotland to develop
further ideas around the future of General Practice in Scotland.
This report has been developed on behalf of the RCGP Scotland's
Scottish Academic Forum by a short-life working group, chaired by
Professor Lewis Ritchie. The group had broad
representation from all areas of Academic General Practice.
The report presents a series of clearly defined
recommendations in order to develop attractive and sustainable
career pathways for Academic General Practice in Scotland. It
defines the central role that Academic General Practice plays in
the delivery of high quality General Practice in Scotland. The
report can be downloaded below:
Academic General Practice in Scotland: Securing the
Future (Summary)  12.0MB
Academic General Practice in Scotland: Securing the
Future (Full Version) 12.3MB
This is a large document and may take a few minutes to
download.
09/07/09
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