RCGP news
17 July 2024
College announces two new Vice Chairs
The College is pleased to announce its two new members of the Council Officer Team from November 2024.
11 July 2024
GP-patient survey results show general practice must be a priority for new Government
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to latest GP-patient survey results, including that 34% said they waited too long for an appointment.
08 July 2024
College ‘waiting in hope’ that new Government will end years of general practice being ‘poor relation’ of the NHS
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne has said she is ‘really encouraged’ by the new Health and Social Care Secretary’s visit to a GP practice on his first full day.
05 July 2024
The College calls on the new Labour government to make general practice a 'day one' priority
The Royal College of General Practitioners urges the incoming Labour government to make general practice a priority from ‘day one’.
01 July 2024
GP workloads a threat to patient safety, finds College
Over three-quarters of GPs (76%) say that patient safety is being compromised by their excessive workloads.
27 June 2024
College sounds alarm as five million more appointments are delivered by almost 500 fewer GPs
College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to NHS England’s May GP workforce and appointments data.
27 June 2024
College welcomes review of ARRS funding
RCGP Chair Kamila Hawthorne welcomes Wes Streeting’s commitment to reviewing the ARRS scheme to improve GP recruitment.
27 June 2024
College statement on timing of annual conference 2024
Chair of the RCGP group that organises annual conference apologises for this year’s event coinciding with Rosh Hashanah.
21 June 2024
New figures echo College concerns around unemployment issues for GPs
Following RCGP research published this week into GP unemployment, Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to a BMA survey that reflects our findings.
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