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08 September 2025

Number of GP practices in England falls by over a thousand in under a decade as patient numbers rocket

The number of open and active GP practices in England has fallen by over a thousand in eight years - at the same time as the number of registered patients in England has risen by over 4.8 million.

05 September 2025

Patients wrongly diagnosed with diabetes, RCGP responds

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne today features on BBC News responding to reports of widespread errors in diabetes diagnosis machines, resulting in an estimated 55,000 patients in need of retesting.

01 September 2025

In the health news

The College regularly features in the news to be the voice for general practice on issues that matter to members.

29 August 2025

College responds to launch of chickenpox vaccine

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to the Government’s launch of the chickenpox vaccination programme in England, taking effect from January 2026.

26 August 2025

RCGP Scotland response to the general practice workforce survey

RCGP Scotland Chair Dr Chris Provan comments on the publication of the workforce survey.

21 August 2025

RCGP Scotland response to Scottish Government’s announcement of an additional £15 million funding for general practice

RCGP Scotland Chair Dr Chris Provan comments on today's funding announcement.

15 August 2025

College announces appointment of new Chief Executive

The College will be appointing Mark Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer.

12 August 2025

College responds to updated guidance for pregnant women on self-referrals

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne commented on updated NHS guidance that says pregnant women can now self-refer to midwives and bypass their GP, in order to free up more appointments in primary care.

11 August 2025

College data estimates 47% more GPs will qualify in 2025 than 2019

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne and Co-Chair of RCGP Registrar Committee Deepthi Lavu comment on new College data showing numbers of GP Registrars gaining CCT have risen significantly in the last 6 years.