Welcome to the RCGP Wales Homepage

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the academic organisation in the UK for general practitioners. Its aim is to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical practice and act as the ‘voice’ of general practitioners on education, training and issues around standards of care for patients. The College in Wales came into existence in 1953 (one year after the UK College), when a Welsh Council was created to take forward the College’s interests within the principality. After a number of years of increased activity (and political devolution in Wales), the College now rents premises in Regus House, Cardiff Bay, to house its expanding Welsh operation. In addition to a base in the centre of Cardiff, the College in Wales is represented through three regional faculty offices in South West Wales, South East Wales and North Wales.
 

Whats New

Receptionist Training 2008

Supporting Receptionist in General Practice

One Day Practical Training Event

 

RCGP Wales are proud to announce that due to the success of last years receptionist training day in Cardiff  we have asked RCGP Northern Ireland to come back and run two more dates for 2008. There will be training in both North and South Wales.

 

9th October 2008 Village Hotel Coryton, Cardiff, South Wales

29th October 2008 Imperial Hotel, Llandudno North Wales

 

Topics Include

  • The importance of GP reception
  • Identifying and managing risk at reception
  • Where are the risky areas?
  • The medical terminology maze
  • Risks in confidentiality
  • Dealing with aggression
  • Keeping yourself safe

 

 

For further information, programme flyer and booking form please use the following link
Receptionist Training Information form

 

Please use the following link to the webpage to find out more about this exciting initiative and look at last years event. Please contact Lesley Hills, Project Manager if you have any questions lhills@rcgp.org.uk or telephone 029 2050 4516

 

Please click here to visit the Receptionist Training webpage

 

Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse

New Dates Confirmed 7th March 2008 and 3rd October 2008

 

This course is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government who recognised the need to provide GPs and latterly Practice Nurses and Pharmacists with training and advice in dealing with substance misuse. The training follows the format already developed by the College for its Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse, adapted, where necessary, to take account of drug misuse and drug misuse treatment issues specific to Wales.

 

Please click on the link  below to download the  conference flyer.

Flyer for  7th March 2008 and 3rd October

 

Please click on the link  below to download the  conference flyer.

Drug Certificate Course Part 2 and Special Interest Training Day 17th 18th April 2008

 

 

If you would like further information about the course and to take part please contact Karen Morris on 029 2050 4603 kmorris@rcgp.org.uk

 

For further information about the drug certificate please click here

 

EquIP Cymru Disability Awareness Training

 for Welsh Local Health Boards

Promoting disability equality in Primary Care in Wales

 

Who we are

EquIP Cymru  is a consortium of the major bodies across Wales involved in disability issue including RNIB Cymru , RNID Cymru, Mind Cymru, Mencap Cymru, Disability Wales, the Disability Rights Commission, the NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights, the Welsh Assembly Government and Wales Centre for Health.  It is led by RCGP Wales with full support and engagement from GPC Wales.  We are therefore able to draw upon the experience and advice of a wide range of bodies concerned with disability equality in Wales as well as those representing disabled people and the Primary Care workforce.

 

Our Aim

Our principal aim is to provide pan-disability training to primary care staff in Wales, as a first step to improve knowledge in this area and reduce barriers to access to primary care  services for Welsh people.

 

For further information about the project please use the link to the website

EquIP Cymru

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