12 August 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to a survey by Pulse magazine that has found patients are waiting for more than two weeks on average for a routine GP appointment.
09 August 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to report by Asthma UK, which found that the number of asthma deaths have increased by a third in the last decade in England and Wales.
04 August 2019
Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledge to overhaul GPs' pensions arrangements today, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said:
01 August 2019
The Royal College of GPs and Sport England have teamed up to launch the very first Active Practice Charter to inspire and celebrate GP practices that are taking steps to increase activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in their patients and staff.
30 July 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to a study in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) about CBT treatment for insomnia.
28 July 2019
RCGP Chair, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, has written to the UK’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to safeguard general practice, keep prevention at the heart of health policy, and protect the NHS and patient care by ruling out a no-deal Brexit.
25 July 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs has responded to research indicating that up to a third of GPs have been unable to properly diagnose patients because of short appointment times.
22 July 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to a Government announcement that community pharmacies will now offer same-day consultations with patients.
12 July 2019
Professor Martin Marshall is the new Chair-elect of the RCGP and will succeed Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard in November 2019 for a three-year term.
11 July 2019
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to the 2019 GP Patient Survey.