Have your say on the role of the GP in the future
20 October 2011
The role of the GP and general medicine in the
NHS, today and in the future, will be up for discussion at the RCGP
Annual Primary Care Conference – Diversity in Practice – held at
the ACC Liverpool from 20 to 22 October.
On Friday 21 October at 5.50 pm, RCGP Honorary Secretary
Professor Amanda Howe will be talking through the findings of the
Commission on Generalism report, published earlier this month by an
independent panel of experts.
Chaired by Baroness Ilora Finlay, the Commission was initiated
by the RCGP and leading think tank the Health Foundation to explore
the concept of generalism in today's NHS and make recommendations
to help develop, strengthen and promote medical generalism in the
future.
The RCGP is now consulting College members on the
recommendations in the report before publishing its formal response
in 2012.
The consultation includes a series of "listening events" at
venues around the UK. Some places are still available; please
contact paul.deponte@rcgp.org.uk for
further details.
The listening events are:
- 24 October, London
- 27 October, Cardiff
- 3 November, Manchester
- 9 November, Glasgow
- 14 November, Portsmouth
- 16 November, Belfast
The College will also be holding a wider formal written
consultation later in the year.
RCGP Chair Dr Clare Gerada said: “As a profession we have unique
skills in our ability to provide continuity of care to patients,
manage patients across their physical, psychological and social
needs and to act as navigators of care. However, the world in which
we operate is becoming increasingly complicated and complex and we
must make sure that other health professionals are able to support
us in this work.
"The Commission's report - and our response to it - has the
potential to influence College policy for years to come and It is
really important that as many of our Members and Fellows as
possible get involved and give us their views."
ENDS
More information
RCGP Press Office – 020 3188 7575/7569
RCGP Conference – on site contacts: 020 3188 7574/7576
Out of hours: 0203 188 7659
press@rcgp.org.uk
You can follow Conference discussions on Twitter with #RCGPAC and
more information on the event itself can be found at: www.rcgp.org.uk/annualconference.
The RCGP Conference App is now available for download. Search
for ‘RCGP Conference’ in your app store.
Notes to editors
The Royal College of General Practitioners is a network of over
44,000 family doctors working to improve care for patients. We work
to encourage and maintain the highest standards of general medical
practice and act as the voice of GPs on education, training,
research and clinical standards.