Publications

Research Newsletter launched. It proposed the establishment of research fellowships and prizes. Originally it was distributed only to members of the research register and aimed to keep members in touch with the with the activities of the Research Committee. By 1956 it was being published quarterly and was made available to the general public at a cost of 3s 6d per copy but was free to College members. It was later split into two publications - The Journal of the College of General Practitioners [later BJGP] and Between Ourselves.

Between Ourselves launched as an alternative to the Newsletter. It was produced by members of the Research Committee and circulated to members of the Research Register. It included current research, in-house reports on research not suitable for inclusion in the Newsletter.

College Classification of Diseases published for continuous recording of morbidity statistics.

Miss Scawn looks after business management of the Journal

Advertising, warehousing and distribution of the Journal transfers from Fretwell to E & S Livingstone

Messrs E & S Livingstone take over sub-editing of the Journal

Denis Pereira Gray becomes Honorary Deputy Editor of the Journal

R M S McConaghey resigns and Denis Pereira Gray becomes Editor of the Journal. Exeter publication office opens.

Publication of "General Practice and Abortion"

Publication of "General Practice in the London Borough of Camden - report of an enquiry 1968."

Publication of "General Practitioners and Contraception in 1970-1971"

Simon Barley resigns and Graham Buckley becomes editor of the Journal

Start of Separate News and Views Section of the Journal

Publication of "Prevention and the Primary Care Team" (report of Joint working party with Royal College of Nursing Society of Primary Health Care Nurses)

Publication of "14 Princes Gate - Home of the Royal College of General Practitioners" by Horder and Passmore

Publication of "Depression - Current Approaches"

Publication of The Work of Counsellors in General Practice [Occasional paper37]

Publication of "AIDS and HIV in General Practice" as part of the CASE education programme

Publication of "To Heal or To Harm"- the prevention of Somatic Fixation in General Practice

Publication of The Practice Library

Publication of Continuing Education for General Practitioners

Publication of "Rating Scales for Vocational Training in General Practice" [ Occasional paper 40]

Publication of Practice Activity Analysis

Publication of "The Contribution of Academic General Practice to Undergraduate Medical Education"

First publications catalogue published

Publication of Practice Assessment and Quality of Care [occasional paper 39]

Clinical information folders published on depression, hormone replacement therapy, how to produce a practice formulary, minor surgery, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and terminal care.

JRCGP renamed British Journal of General Practice [ first used Jan 1990]

Joint RCGP/MSD video "We need a Practice Manager"

Journal News Supplement

First Edition of  RCGP Scottish magazine Rocket later known as Hoolet

Journal Office moves from No. 8 to No. 12 Queen Street Edinburgh

Republication of Huygen's "Family Medicine - The Medical Life of Families"

Publication of "Care of People with a Mental Handicap" (Occasional Paper 47)

Publication of "Examination for Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners MRCGP" (Occasional Paper 46)

Publishing Managing Group formed following publishing review carried out by Tony Smith

Publication of clinical folder on schizophrenia

Publication of "Milestones - Diary of a Trainee General Practitioner" by Peter Stott

Publication of "Community Hospitals - Preparing for the Future" [Occasional Paper 43]

Publication of "Towards a curriculum for general practice training" by Oliver Samuel [College audit adviser] [Occasional paper 44]

Publication of  "Teaching the Audit Teachers" - three day course and workbook by Oliver Samuel [College Audit Adviser]

Publication of "Elderly People: A Framework for Progress" [Occasional Paper 45]-  report of College working party, chaired by Professor Idris Williams, which describes the challenges in caring for the elderly in relation to the new contract, and makes recommendations for new practice.

Publication of "Examination for Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners [MRCGP]" [Occasional Paper 46] - a comprehensive overview of the examination, its development and future trends.

Publication of Primary Care for People with Mental Handicap [Occasional Paper 47]

"The Writings of John Hunt" Edited by John Horder published.

Publication of "Forty Years On: The Story of the First Forty Years of the Royal College of General Practitioners"

Publication of Emma's Diary - a handbook for pregnant women

Publication of "The European Study of Referrals from Primary to Secondary Care [Occasional paper 56]

Publication of " Planning Primary Care" [Occasional paper 57]

Publication of "Balancing Dreams - The Manager in Practice" by Sally Irvine

Publication of "Partnership with Patients - A Practical Guide to Starting a Patient Participation Group"

Publication of "Clinical Guidelines - Report of a Local Initiative" [Occasional paper 58]

Publication of "Health Checks for People Aged 75 and Over"

Report of Joint Working Party with Royal College of Psychiatrists on Shared Care of Patients with Mental Health Problems [Occasional paper 60]

Report of working party on Stress Management in General Practice [Occasional Paper 61]

Counting on Quality by Dr Oliver Samuel [audit adviser], Dr |Paul Sackin and Dr Bonnie Sibbald published

"The MRCGP Examination,A Guide for Candidates and Teachers" by Dr Richard Moore

Publication of a General Practice database to Pharmaco Epidemiology [Occasional Paper 62] by the Birmingham Research Unit. This paper discusses how to capture morbidity and prescribing data in order to investigate post marketing surveillance.

Publication of "The Quality of Hospital Based Education for General Practice" by the Education Division. This outlines the development of Joint Hospital Visiting, JCPTGP guidance for regions on the selection of posts for vocational training purposes, and educational appraisal of junior hospital posts.

Publication of joint report of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and the RCGP "Training in Medicine for the Senior House Officer"

Asthma in Practice republished [Clinical Series]

Hormone Replace Therapy [HRT] republished [Clinical Series]

Hypertension published [Clinical Series]

Portfolio-based Learning in General Practice [Occasional Paper 63]

Community Participation in Primary Care [Occasional Paper 64]

Epidemiology in Country Practice by William Pickles, first published in 1939 was re-printed by College.

Quality and Audit in General Practice- Meaning and Definitions published

Research and General Practice published jointly with COAGP [Conference of Academic Organisations in General Practice]

What is Good General Practice?Occasional Paper 65.

Publication of reprint of Psychiatry in General Practice by Arthur & Betty Watts

Publication of Motor Neurone Disease by David Oliver [Clinical Series]

"Report of the Inner City Task Force" Occasional Paper 66

"Shared Care for Diabetes" Occasional Paper 67

Publication of Incontinence  by Jacqueline Jolleys [Clinical Series]

Report from General Practice 26 published "The Development and Implementation of Clinical Guidelines"

Publication of The Management of Back Pain in General Practice by Martin Barker [Clinical Series]

Policy Statement no. 3 published "Education and Training for General Practice"

Health and Safety at Work - Guidance for General Practitioners published [Practice Organisation series] second edition 2001

Drug Education in General Practice Occasional Paper 69. Edited by Professor Michael Kochen and included the role of the patient as consumer, availability of data about general practice prescriptions, and the importance of prescribing as a component of quality of care.

Significant Event Auditing Occasional Paper 70 - report of a study of the feasibility of case-based auditing in primary medical care. Placed emphasis on qualitative review, on the whole person and on people working together in the practice setting.

Rural Practice in Great Britain Occasional Paper 71 edited by James Cox

The Role of the General Practitioner in Maternity Care Occasional Paper 72 - report of Maternity Care Group

Influences on Computer Use in General Practice Occasional Paper 68

Needs Assessment in General Practice Occasional Paper 73 -A practical introduction to needs assessment, the basis of planning for NHS reforms, is set in context of the theory of need, the effectiveness of care and the importance of evaluative research.

The Role of Counsellors in General Practice Occasional Paper 74 by Bonnie Sibbald, Julia Addington-Hall, Douglas Brenneman and Paul Freeling. This report is of work carried out at St George’s Hospital Medical School, which aim to appraise counselling services and how they are perceived by counsellors and GPs.

Publication of"Obstetrics & Gynaecology in Primary Care"

Publication of Osteoporosis - Prevention and Management in Primary Careby Colin Waine (Clinical Series)

Publication of"Audit in Practice" - the 24 Packages from the Working in Tamar Programme"

Adolescent Health: Training GP Registrars published as a joint production with the National Adolescent and Student Health Unit

Practice Organisation Series No. 2  "Medical Records In Practice"Edited by Bruce Lervy

"Developing Primary Care - The  Academic contribution" booklet

Clinical Guidelines for the Management for Acute Back Pain published with contributions by RCGP, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Osteopathic Association of Great Britain, British Chiropractic Association, National Back Pain Association

Publication of  Measuring Quality in General Practice -Occasional Paper 75 by J G R Howie, D J Heaney, M Maxwell (Department of General Practice Edinburgh, used data collected for the Scottish Shadow Fundholding project, to produce a new concept of enablement whereby the patient feels empowered and that he/she has benefited from care.

Third, revised edition of The MRCGP Examination published. Edited by Richard Moore.

The Health of Adolescents in Primary Care edited by Drs McPherson, MacFarlane and Donovan, published. This book included advice on how to apply for a health promotion grant as well as suggestions as to how to support adolescents and their parents in the practice.

Publication of third and revised edition of  Epilepsy: a General Practice Problem by Bill Hall, Edwin Martin and Henry Smithson

"Guidance on Removal of Patients from GP Lists"published by the Patient Liaison Group

Publication of Goodwill in Practice - the book dealt with issues involved with volunteer schemes

Publication of"How to Work With Your Doctor" - this was the result of a joint project between Patients Liaison Group and the Department of Health called "revaluing General practice" - it also led to the production of 8000 patient information leaflets.

Publication of Breaking Barriers by the Inner City Task Force. The report focused on the quality of general practice consultations with patients from different black communities, to identify obstacles to effective communication between GP's and their patients, and to begin to set an agenda for change.

Closure of Exeter publications office

Redesign of BJGP includes new front cover and Back Pages edited by Dr Alec Logan former Editor of Hoolet

Publication of "Occupational Health Services for GPs - A National Model"

Publication of  "Primary Care and Local Health Groups: Risks, Opportunities and the Way Forward"

Sexual Health Task Group set up under the joint chairmanship of Professor Yvonne Carter and Dr Catti Moss. Its main task was to develop a publication "RCGP Handbook of Sexual Health in Primary Care" on sexual health promotion in primary care, but it also advised the College on issues relating to sexual health

Occasional paper No. 76 The Human Side of Medicine by Martyn Evans and Kieran Sweeney. This deals with evidence based medicine and the way that too much information can discourage a doctor from focusing on the patient as a whole.

The First Hundred Fellows by Assessment by Richard Moore published

Genetics in Primary Care - report from the Faculty Genetics Groups of the North West England Faculty Occasional Paper No. 77

Minor Surgery and Skin Lesions CD Rom published

Quality in General Practicewritten by Mike Pringle as a CEC paper published [blue and white series]

Primary Care Groups written by Mike Pringle as a CEC paper published [blue and white series]

Publication of "Clinical Governance: Practical Advice for Primary Care in England and Wales"

Towards a Philosophy of General Practice - A Study of the Virtuous Practitioner by Peter Toon Occasional Paper No. 78 This paper set out to explore of the nature and meaning of virtue in a general practice context.

"What Stress in Primary Care" by Ruth Chambers and Martin Davies published. This used cartoons to depict doctors in a variety of difficult situations and through diaries, quizzes, challenges, action plans and a thought for each day provides solutions for their stress.

Valuing Diversity Training Pack - A pilot training pack and video edited by Dr Joe Kai to provide educators of medical students and GP registrars with an interactive programme designed to heighten awareness of diversity.

Dr David Jewell, MRCGP, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Primary Health Care at the University of Bristol and a part-time GP, succeeds Dr Alastair Wright, FRCGP, as Editor of the BJGP

"A Discussion Paper on the Implications for General Practice of NHS Direct and Walk-In Centres" [Blue and White booklet]

Research group red and white booklet published "Undertaking Higher Research Degrees: Some Practical Guidance"

Publication of Revalidation for Clinical General Practice and Good Medical Practice for General Practitioners

"Refugees and Primary Care"by Penny Trafford and Fedelma Winkler published

"Randomised Controlled Trials and Multi- Centre- Research" ; “The Use and Design of Questionnaires” and Statistical Concepts” research master class workbooks published.

"Clinical Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes - Prevention and Management of of Foot Problems" Written in Association with the British Diabetic Association, The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing

"A Guide to General Practice Careers" Edited by Maureen Baker and Ruth Chambers launched.

"Is there a future for Independent Contractor Status in UK General Practice?" blue and white policy statement published.

"Statistical Concepts"  wins a commended prize in the BMA Medical Book of the year competition.

Launch of Confidentiality Toolkit  and "Trust" video produced by Adolescent Working Party

"Ophthalmology for General Practice Trainees" produced in conjunction with the Royal college of Ophthalmologists as part of the vocational training statement series.

Publication of blue and white Council policy statement "Primary Care Workforce"

Re-design of cover of BJGP

Counsellors in Primary Care by John Mellor-Clark. [Occasional paper 79]

Evidence based Medicine in Primary Careby Carl Onion [Occasional Paper 80] In an age where a glut of information in all kinds of media is available to doctors and patients alike, this paper, based around the proceedings of a national conference, examined the process of implementing evidence-based medicine in primary care. Topics covered included: the knowledge revolution - and whether GPs are ready for it; the contribution of science to medicine; and how evidence is published and reviewed.

Patient Participation and Ethical Considerations - research workbook published

Primary Care Research Team Assessment(PCRTA) –schedule and written guidance for candidates 1st edition

GP's with Special Interests published joint statement [blue and white booklet] by RCGP and RCP In response to the NHS Plan for England’s proposals for "Specialist GPs"

"Ophthalmology for General Practice" vocational training statement issued by the RCGP and Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Joint  publication with RCN of  "Getting It Right for Teenagers in Your Practice"

Primary Care Research Team Assessment (PCRTA) - development and evaluation [Occasional Paper No. 81] by  Yvonne Carter, Sara Shaw, Fraser Macfarlane.

Publication of An evidence-based approach to assessing older people in primary care by E I Williams [Occasional Paper 82]

Publication of  "GP recruitment and retention" - a qualitative analysis of doctors’ comments about training for and working in general practice Julie Evans, Trevor Lambert, Michael Goldacre [Occasional Paper 83]

Statement on Domestic Violence

Statement on  Child Abuse

Guidance on issues concerning organ donation

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: primary care coronary heart disease lead

"Accrediting Providers of Out of  Hours Care" [Joint RCGP/DoH] handbook for PCT Accreditation Teams

Publication of  "Evidence into Action: Changing Practice in Primary Care " by Jane Hughes, Charlotte Humphrey, Stephen Rogers, Trisha Greenhalgh  [Occasional Paper 84]  This paper described a group of five projects aimed at promoting the use of research evidence in primary care, which were established in the late 1990s. Each project was intended to develop, introduce and evaluate a different approach to facilitating better use of evidence within a primary care setting.

Publication of "Homelessness - A Primary Care Response" by Nat Wright

Publication of "Evidence into action: changing practice in primary care"

An evaluation of five projects promoting the use of research evidence in primary care (Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; Effective Child Health; Antenatal Screening of Haemoglobinapthies in Primary Care; Clinical Informaticist to support Primary Care Decision Making and Effective Healthcare Facilitator)

"Promoting Child Health in Primary Care"edited by Dr Harnden and Sheikh

First NCC-PC guidelines “Audit of the management of Post –MI patients in primary Care” by Richard Baker and piloted through RCGP Wales

Publication of revalidation folder for GP's working in Scotland

Launch of newsletter on patient safety aimed at primary care staff entitle "In Safer Hands" a joint publication of the Quality Unit and the National Patient Safety Agency

Primary Care Research Team Assessment (PCRTA) - schedule and written guidance for candiates (3rd Edition)

Launch of New Generalist quarterly magazine for members [replacing annual Members Reference Book]

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health and British Geriatric Society on  the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Care of Older People

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on  the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Emergency and Unscheduled Care

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on  the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Dermatology

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Sexual Health

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Palliative Care

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Mental Health

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Respiratory Medicine

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Headaches

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Drug Misuse

Publication of  A Toolkit for Trainer Appraisal and Development by G A Rutt, M J Dodd [Occasional Paper 85]

Reprint of "A Fortunate Man" by John Berger and Jan Mohr. A classic first published in the 1960's following the work of rural GP Dr John Sassall with black and white photographs by Mohr

Joint guidelines with the Department of Health on the Appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services: Diabetes

Joint publication of third version of Guidelines for General Practice Electronic Patient Records [Department of Health, RCGP, GMS]

Publication of 50th Anniversary book - "A Celebration of General Practice" edited by Mayur Lakhani

Publication of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Primary Care textbook edited by Drs Lathe and Bath

Publication of Difficult Consultations with Adolescents
Chris Donovan and Heather Suckling with Zoe Walker, Janet Bell, Tami Kramer and Sheila R Cross

"Guidance for working with cocaine and Crack users in primary care" RCGP Drug and Alcohol Misuse training Programme

Publication of "Presidents Portraits" an illustrated catalogue by Helen Sapper [Heritage Committee]

"A Management Handbook for Primary Care"by Tim Swanwick published a result of the 2002 RCGP Leadership programme.

A new blue and white policy statement – "Major Incidents and Disasters – the role of the GP and the primary health care team" published in hard copy and in CD-ROM format.

Publication of Primary Care Orthopaedics

The Future of General Practice- policy statement "The future GP, at the heart of a thriving multidisciplinary team, will be a clinician and a medical generalist, with continuing important roles as a gatekeeper, and as an advocate for patients... while many tasks in primary care can be appropriately delegated, the role of the generalist doctor is more important than ever. The more complicated the world becomes, the more the GP will be needed. The challenge for the future is to ensure that organisational change supports the development of practices and the medical generalist. In this way, the current situation of overcrowding in out patient departments and inappropriate use of secondary care can be minimised..."

Launch of online bookstore

New design for BJGP

Publication of Recent Advances in General Practice by Drs Lakhani and Charlton

Publication of "Delivering Quality Diabetes Care in General Practice" edited by Roger Gadsby

Publication of  Publication of "Getting it right in the consultation: Hippocrates Problem: Aristotle's answer" by John Gillies [Occasional Paper 86]

Publication of Masterclasses in Primary Care Research Workbook 9 Health Economics

Publication of Secrets from the Black Bag by Susan Woldenberg Butler

The RCGP Learning Guide to Professional Development from the RCGP Learning Unit.

Quick reference guide -Routine postnatal care of women and their babies (NICE clinical guideline 37) Developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care (NCC-PC)

Second Edition of Valuing Diversity by Joe Kai

Publication of Fundamentals of Primary Care Prescribing by Brian Crichton

Publication of The Patient-Doctor Consultation in Primary Care: theory and practice by  Thistlethwaite and Morris

Publication of "Guidance for the prevention , testing, treatment and management of hepatitis C in primary Care" by the RCGP Substance Misuse Unit, RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Task Group, Substance Misuse Management in General practice, Hepatitis C Trust, UK Hepatitis C Resource Centre, Release.

Publication of DVD “Talking The Talk: Using case-based discussion in medical assessments” aimed at GP educators and trainees preparing for CbD [Case based discussion] for WPBA [Workplaced based Assessment]

General Practice Specialty Training: Making it Happen Edited by Kay Mohanna and Kay Tavabie (General Practice curriculum series)

Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders in Primary Care -  Roger Gadsby [supporting RCGP Curriculum Statement 15.6]