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04 September 2024

We need to recruit, but crucially we need to retain more GPs to deliver patient care

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne has responded to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's study on the fall in FTE qualified GPs.

03 September 2024

End of life care ‘essence’ of general practice – report concerns ‘must be addressed’

Professor Kamila Hawthorne responds to Marie Curie’s Better End of Life: Time to Care in England report, published today.

03 September 2024

GP numbers not rising at pace with GP workload – response to BJGP study

The RCGP has responded to research published in the British Journal of General Practice on trends in clinical workload in primary care.

02 September 2024

Change to winter fuel payments pose serious health threat, says RCGPNI

RCGPNI have said that the changes to the winter fuel payments will impact health thousands of pensioners in Northern Ireland.

29 August 2024

College issues clarification on Judicial Review judgment re: Applied Knowledge Test

“We are currently discussing our response to the Judicial Review with our lawyers."

29 August 2024

Paradox of recruitment issues amidst workforce crisis ‘must be resolved’

RCGP Chair summarises the results of our recent ST3 AiT member survey and their experiences of finding employment in a Pulse op-ed.

28 August 2024

RCGPNI and BMA stand in solidarity with Lisnaskea Health Centre

The RCGPNI and the BMA NIGPC have condemned the erection of posters and abuse of staff at the Lisnaskea Health Centre.

20 August 2024

AI has 'potential' in general practice - but is not the panacea for GP pressures

RCGP Chair responds to an Institute of Global Change report on the wider use of AI in general practice and the creation of a centralised digital health record.

19 August 2024

PAs in general practice must be ‘regulated, supervised and work within a clear scope of practice’

College Vice Chair Victoria Tzortziou-Brown appears in today’s Daily Mail and Telegraph responding to a survey by PA Media on the public awareness of physician associates, the perceptions of general practice access and the quality of NHS care.