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General practice can’t afford to lose GPs to early retirement, warns College
New NHS Digital workforce figures show nearly four in 10 GPs (38%) are aged 50 or over Responding to Liberal Democrat analysis of the data keep reading
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RCGP: GPs are stretched beyond endurance
Martin Marshall has written an opinion piece published in the Daily Express, defending the profession against the continuing media criticism about access to face to keep reading
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Focus on access ignores other challenges in general practice, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has responded to NHS England’s announcement on ‘rescue’ measures for general practice Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College keep reading
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RCGP Cymru Wales launches plan to revitalise how patients see GPs
The Royal College of GPs Cymru Wales has launched an eight-point plan to revitalise how patients see GPs Speaking at the launch, Dr Mair Hopkin, keep reading
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Overprescribing of medicines must stop, says government
As reported by BBC news, many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments, a report warns The review, in England, suggests one-tenth of keep reading
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Pressures on GPs makes safe patient care increasingly difficult to guarantee, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has appeared in the national media defending hard pressed GPs against claims that they are being ‘ordered’ to provide face-to-face keep reading
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Safety paramount as restrictions eased, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has commented ahead of current plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal keep reading
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RCGP responds to NHS England’s long COVID plan 2021/2022
The Royal College of GPs has responded to NHS England’s new long COVID plan Dr Gail Allsopp, clinical lead for clinical policy for the Royal keep reading
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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 keep reading
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RCGP calls for immediate delay to patient data proposals
The Royal College of GPs has written to health secretary Matt Hancock calling for an immediate delay to the GP Data for Planning and Research keep reading