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01 September 2021

Continuity of Care work at RCGP

Continuity of care can be defined as the extent to which a person experiences an ongoing relationship with a clinical team or member of a clinical team and the coordinated clinical care that progresses smoothly as the patient moves between different parts of the health service.

05 August 2021

Congratulations and welcome to new First5s

Congratulations on finishing GP training and becoming a First5! You’ve reached a hugely important milestone and such an achievement deserves a celebration.

21 July 2021

How our practice got better at UTI management

Dr Linda Strettle describes how her team used the TARGET antibiotic toolkit to improve how they managed UTI diagnoses and treatment.

14 July 2021

My blended multi-cultural self

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee discusses the positive impact of her family during her medical studies, including the advice to “follow your dreams”.

13 July 2021

Top tips to help you prepare for the RCA: learning from past RCAs

It's normal to feel nervous about the RCA. Follow these top tips, based on RCA candidate feedback, to help you get prepared.

13 July 2021

Important changes to the Recorded Consultation Assessment

Important changes being made to the Recorded Consultation Assessment (RCA) from September onwards regarding mandatory criteria, safety netting and the submission time limit.

05 July 2021

#ProudtoBE: Change and the Future

Dr Von Shuro, GP Principle at Spilsby Surgery, talks about the experiences he’s had and challenges he’s faced as a black GP.

28 June 2021

Later career and retired members during COVID-19

It is over a year since we were in the middle of the first COVID pandemic wave. Time for some reflections, and I will focus here on some of the contributions of retired GPs to pandemic work.

21 June 2021

Unless we look after ourselves, how can we look after our patients?

General practice is the jewel in the crown of the NHS. The system had been underfunded for at least a decade before the start of the pandemic and the cogs only keep turning due to the good will of our GPs and staff going the extra mile for our patients.