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14 September 2021

Chronic shortage of GPs is the reason patients are facing long waiting times for appointments, says College

The College has responded to comments made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for England, Sajid Javid, about face to face GP appointments.

19 July 2021

RCGP and BMA statement on the latest plans for GPDPR

Health Minister Jo Churchill has today written to all GPs in England, setting out plans for the next steps for the GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme and extending the timeframe beyond 1 September.

15 July 2021

GPs and teams advise patients on lifestyle choices but ‘prescribing’ certain foods ‘inappropriate’, says RCGP

Professor Martin Marshall, RCGP Chair, responds to the National Food Strategy, particularly on the proposal for GPs to prescribe fruit and veg to patients.

07 July 2021

GPs must be at the heart of NHS reforms, says College

Responding to the First Reading of the Health and Care Bill, 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

RCGP Chair responds to the announcement that NHS Digital’s GP Data for Planning and Research programme will be paused, following calls for this by the College.

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.