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08 June 2021

Simply not enough GPs to meet demand

Responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s report on workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care, published today, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.

08 June 2021

Pause in GP data sharing scheme must be used to ‘properly communicate’ with patients and clinicians

Responding to the announcement that NHS Digital’s GP Data for Planning and Research programme will be paused, following calls for this by the College, Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the following.

07 June 2021

RCGPNI calls for an urgent and collective approach to tackling waiting lists

Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland, Dr Laurence Dorman says action is urgently required to tackle waiting lists and calls for more support for GPs who are caring for patients caught in the backlog.

04 June 2021

College update on patient data proposals – GPDPR

On 28 May, the RCGP and BMA wrote to NHS Digital about the GP Data for Planning and Research Programme, urging them to communicate more fully with patients and inform them of their options.

04 June 2021

College writes to Health Secretary calling for immediate delay to patient data proposals

The College has today written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling for an immediate delay to the GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme.

01 June 2021

Response to patient data use proposals

The College has issued the following statement in response to NHS Digital’s proposals for data sharing.

28 May 2021

RCGP Cymru Wales announce new Chair-elect

Dr Rowena Christmas has been elected as the new Chair-Elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales.

27 May 2021

NHS pressures are not just about hospitals

The BBC is running a day of coverage on pressures in general practice. College Chair Martin Marshall featured on Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme earlier this morning and College spokespeople will be appearing throughout the day calling for more resources and support for hardworking GPs.

26 May 2021

RCGPNI response to NI Budget 2021/22

Representing more than 1400 general practitioners, RCGPNI Chair, Dr Laurence Dorman has expressed concern about the Department of Health budget announced yesterday, saying it does not provide the funding needed to meet the challenges in general practice.