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Pharmacists set to work in GP surgeries
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have come up with the plans in a bid to ease current pressures in general practice and address the severe shortage of GPs. GPs and their teams are estimated to make 370m patient consultations this year – 70m more than five years ago – due to an ageing population and more patients being treated for long-term and complex conditions. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 20, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Pharmacists set to work in GP surgeries in radical move to ease pressures on general practice and improve patient care
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have come up with the plans in a bid to ease current pressures in general practice and address the severe shortage of GPs. Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 19, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kimberley Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news

Calls for pharmacists to work in GP surgeries gains widespread media coverage
Earlier this week the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners made a joint call for pharmacists to work in GP surgeries, improving patient safety and care, and reducing waiting times f (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - March 18, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Pharmacists set to work in GP surgeries in radical move to ease pressures on GPs
Radical proposals calling for pharmacists to work in GP surgeries will be unveiled at a summit in London today (Tuesday 17 March). The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have come up with the plans in a bid to ease curre (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - March 17, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

GPs facing ‘David versus Goliath’ battle to provide out of hours care
GPs who want to run out of hours services in their local areas should be awarded contracts without facing a ‘David versus Goliath’ struggle with large private companies, according to a new report by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 26, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kimberley Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick HR Practice development Practice management Latest News Source Type: news

Mandatory mental health training standard for new GPs
The government is working with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to introduce mandatory mental health minimum standard training for all new GPs. Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 24, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kimberley Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice development Latest News Source Type: news

VIDEO: Doctors in drive to attract new GPs
The Royal College of General Practitioners is to launch a campaign to recruit more GPs amid warnings that at least 10,000 extra GPs will be needed by 2020. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Almost half of all adults take prescription drugs
“Half of women and 43% of men in England are now regularly taking prescription drugs,” BBC News reports. The figures have come to light as part of a new survey into drug prescribing patterns. According to the survey (The Health Survey for England 2013), commonly prescribed medications included: cholesterol-lowering statins medications used to treat high blood pressure, such as ACE inhibitors painkillers, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as diclofenac (non-prescription NSAIDs such as ibuprofen were not included in the survey) There was also media controversy over the numb...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication QA articles Source Type: news

Flu jab for under-fives needs promoting
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have spoken out about the “essential’ need to promote the benefits of flu vaccinations in young children. Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 28, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: Lucinda Borrell Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick *** Featured Patients Featured Articles Latest News Source Type: news

Ten-point plan to tackle liver disease published
"Doctors call for tougher laws on alcohol abuse to tackle liver disease crisis," The Guardian reports. But this is just one of 10 recommendations for tackling the burden of liver disease published in a special report in The Lancet.The report paints a grim picture of an emerging crisis in liver disease in the UK, saying it is one of the few countries in Europe where liver disease and deaths have actually increased rapidly over the last 30 years. It concludes with 10 recommendations to tackle the burden of liver disease.The media has approached the recommendations from many different angles, with many sources only ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise QA articles Source Type: news

Report calls for major overhaul in GP delivery.
Radical modernisation of general practice has been called for in a report commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 26, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: Lucinda Borrell Tags: Patients Practice management Latest News Source Type: news

Superdrug criticised by doctors for stocking genetic self-testing kits
Campaigners also accuse high street chain of ‘acting irresponsibly’ after retailer teams up with 23andMe to sell products currently banned in the USThe leader of Britain’s GPs has warned that doctors are “extremely worried” by the sale of genetic self-testing kits by the Superdrug chain which started on Tuesday.Maureen Baker, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, suggested the move would lead to “unnecessary worry and anxiety” for patients and have huge implications for doctors already struggling to care for those with increasingly complex diseases. Related: DNA-screening test 23andMe launches...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2014 Category: Science Authors: James Meikle Tags: Genetics Science Biology NHS Society Health GPs Source Type: news

Calls for an antibiotic education programme in Wales
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) are calling for a public education campaign and greater antimicrobial stewardship to ensure that antibiotics are effective in the future. The two organisations are meeting with Assembly Mem (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - November 18, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Guidance for practices putting patient services online
Developed in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners, it provides practical tools for implementing a range of online services including booking appointments and ordering repeat prescriptions. More .... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 5, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

GPs on alert for children at risk from cyber trolling
Advice to help GPs identify and support children and young people at risk of child trafficking and radicalisation is also included in the new toolkit published by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the NSPCC.It reflects the changing landscape of general practice, with GPs on the frontline of increasingly complex health and societal challenges. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 27, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news