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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.

12 May 2021

RCGP and BMA statement on GP data for planning and research

NHS Digital has issued a Data Provision Notice (DPN) as part of the development of GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) – a planned replacement for the GP Extraction Service (GPES) to collect data for planning and research from general practices in England.

12 May 2021

Menopause care is included in GP curriculum, says College

Ahead of a Channel 4 documentary being broadcast this evening on menopause, the RCGP have issued the following statement.

11 May 2021

RCGP calls for more in-person GP appointments post COVID

RCGP deems face-to-face consulting an essential element of general practice, so remote consulting should not be an ‘automatic default’ for GPs post pandemic.

08 April 2021

Medical assessments for prospective foster carer and adopters in Wales statement

RCGP Cymru Wales and BMA Cymru Wales issue joint statement on GPs and their teams working hard to make sure patients are safe with COVID-19 vaccines.

18 March 2021

Conversations about end of life wishes 'crucial' part of general practice, says RCGP

Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP, responds to a report by the Care Quality Commission on DNACPR decisions during the pandemic.

08 February 2021

Statement on Myanmar - February 2021

The RCGP has been following the situation in Myanmar with great concern.

01 April 2020

Joint statement on advance care planning

The importance of having a personalised care plan in place, especially for older people, people who are frail or have other serious conditions has never been more important than it is now during the Covid-19 Pandemic.