RCGP news
06 January 2021
Last minute changes to vaccine supply
Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP, reacts to some GP vaccination sites not receiving vaccine supplies, or experiencing delivery issues.
06 January 2021
General practice continues to be open
Responding to new NHS England guidance for general practice to deprioritise non-essential services, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.
05 January 2021
GP teams ready to deliver Oxford vaccine but need expanded workforce, says RCGP
Professor Martin Marshall, RCGP Chair, said: “GPs and our teams are working incredibly hard delivering vaccines in the community as long as there is supply."
31 December 2020
College response to changes to Pfizer vaccine schedule
It will be deeply frustrating for GPs and their teams to have to cancel appointments for patients already booked in for their second dose of the vaccine.
31 December 2020
Red tape must not prevent retired GPs returning to the frontline, says College
Recently retired GPs - and other healthcare professionals - signed up in droves to help with efforts to tackle the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
30 December 2020
GPs stand ready to support vaccination efforts as Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is approved
The British Medical Association's NI General Practitioner's Committee (NIGPC) and the Royal College of GPs Northern Ireland (RCGPNI) have welcomed the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
30 December 2020
Oxford vaccine will be a ‘game changer’ for general practice in the fight against COVID, says College
GPs and our teams are already working incredibly hard delivering the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine.
23 December 2020
RCGP Scotland responds to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
General practice has a key role to play in the coronavirus vaccination programme.
23 December 2020
GPs need information about vaccine supply, with as much notice as possible says RCGP
GPs and our teams have prepared incredibly hard to facilitate the Covid-19 vaccination programme roll out in general practice.
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