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21 Jan 1953
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Regional Organisation Committee formed.
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11 June 1953
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Interim Scottish Council.
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1957
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South East Scotland faculty publish a report on "The
Teaching of General Practice to Medical Students."
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1957
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Scottish council start a maternity services
enquiry.
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Sept
1964
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Symposium of South East Scotland faculty on
"Preventative medicine and general practice."
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| Oct 1968 |
Scottish Council organised Conference on Morbidity
Recording |
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1971
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Scottish general practice research unit
formed.
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1972
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Study by Scottish general practitioners research support unit
"The effect of the first health centre in Dundee on
patterns of medical care.".
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1976
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Scottish General Practice
research unit publish "Fatal Illness in general
practice" and "Monitoring communicable disease – a general practice
approach."
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1978
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Joint publication of Scottish Council and Scottish Health
Education unit "Help yourself to health"
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1979
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Scottish Council working party on "The functioning of
the primary care team."
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1985
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Scottish Council launch distance learning project
CLIPP [Continuing Learning in Practice Project]
with CASE [Clinical Assessment for Systematic
Education].
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1985
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Scottish General Practice Research Support Unit becomes
independent of the College.
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1986
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Scottish Research Advisory
Committee - to provide advice
for Scottish general practitioners who wish to initiate a research
project.
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26 Jan
1989
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Inaugural Richard Scott lecture given by Dr
John Marks.
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1989
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Publication of Lothian Formulary Number 2.
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1990
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First Edition of RCGP Scottish magazine Rocket later known as
Hoolet.
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| Dec 1991 |
Scottish Council in conjuntion with Cancer Relief MacMillan
Fund and Clinical Resource, and the Audit Group of the Scottish
Office appoint Dr David Millar and David Carroll to run
Scottish Palliative Care Facilitators
Project. |
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1993
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Scottish Council Working party report on
Reassessment and
Reaccreditation.
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1993
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Scottish Council Working party report on the MRCGP
Examination and Career Structure in General Practice.
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1993
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Scottish Council Working party report on Morale in
General Practice.
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1994
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Maya Kelly appointed Education
Facilitator to the College in Scotland.
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1995
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South East Scotland
Faculty faculty workers prize established.
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| Mar 1999 |
Practical Guidance on the Implementation of Clinical
Governance in Primary Care in Scotland - statement by
RCGP Scottish Council, Scottish General Practitioners
Committee; Directors of Postgraduate GP Education; Scottish
Practice Nurses Association; The Association of Managers in General
Practice (Scotland); University Departments of General Practice;
The National Board for Scotland and The Scottish Association of NHS
Trust Medical Directors |
| June 1999 |
"Shaping the Future: A Primary Care Research Strategy for
Scotland" drawn up by the Academic Forum of General
Practice.
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| June 2000 |
Clinical Standards Board for Scotland to work
with RCGP (Scotland) on practice accrediation.
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Jan 2001
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"Valuing Scottish General
Practice."
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April 2001
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Centre for Primary Care Research and Epidemiology based at
Aberdeen University (formally Manchester
Research Unit) renamed RCGP Primary Care Databases for
Primary Care Epidemiology at the University of
Aberdeen.
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June 2002
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First Lawson Lecture (East Scotland Faculty)
named after former College President J A R Lawson.
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2003
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Publication of revalidation folder
for GP's working in Scotland.
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2005
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Alastair Short
Travelling Fellowship - £40,000 was donated
and it was decided to have a annual Fellowship of £5,000 over a
period of 10 years. The Fellowship was open to GP Registrars,
Public Health Trainees and young doctors in their first 5 years in
these specialties.
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| Oct 2007 |
RCGP Scotland and the Ukraine Association of Family Medicine
sign memorandum of understanding establishing travelling
fellowships: a doctor exchange between the two
countries. |
| Jan 2008 |
Start of Living Better Project which
aimed to improve the mental wellbeing of those with long term
conditions. It provided up to date information on the latest
policy, research and practice relating to Coronary Heart Disease,
Diabetes and Mental Health. It was a joint project of RCGP
Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Development Centre for Mental
Health and the University of Stirling. Other partners
in the project include Diabetes UK Scotland, British
Heart Foundation (Scotland), Chest Heart and Stroke
Scotland, and Depression Alliance Scotland. The
project was funded by the Scottish Government. |
| 22 Feb 2008 |
GP Tools Launch in Scotland as part of
the Essence of General Practice Project including
prompt cards to encourage and evoke original thinking amongst GPs
and nPEP (new Phased Evaluation Programme). |
| 28 Feb 2008 |
Medical Practice and the Care Home - we can do
better! Workshop developed by by RCGP Scotland, British
Geriatrics Society Scotland and RCPS Glasgow. Speakers included: Dr
Brian Williams, Dr Willie Primrose, Prof Marion MacMurdo, Dr Jean
Hannah, Mrs Anne Naylor, Prof Marie Fallon, Dr Gillian MacLean, Dr
Ken Lawton. Workshops inc: End of Life Care, Adults with Incapacity
Behaviour Management, Chronic Disease Management/Medicine
Review/Prescribing. |
| April 2008 |
Pilot mQPA [Modular Quality Practice
Award] started in Scotland. |
| Jan 2009 |
RCGP Scotland visited by Dr. Oleg Kashtelyan as
part of The Ukrainian Travelling
Fellowship. |
| Feb-Mar 2009 |
Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions in
Primary Care courses took place in Aberdeen, Edinburg and
Glasgow. |
| March 2009 |
P3 (Scottish Patient Group) Workshop “Making the
Connections”. |
| 5 March 2009 |
RCGP Scotland position statement on
Sustainable Development. |
| April 2009 |
QPA [Quality Practice Award) moved back to
Scotland and version 12 of the regulations launched with criteria
spread over six domains presented as six modules. |
| June 2009 |
Academic general practice in Scotland –
securing the future report by the Scottish Academic
Forum |
| 5 Dec 2009 |
Celebrating the best of general practice in
Scotland awards evening with inaugural GP of the
year and practice team of the
year |
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