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‘Save general practice’ plea by GPs
The petition, which will be accompanied by a hard-hitting poster showing long queues of people waiting outside a GP practice in a nightmare vision of the future, will be sent out to every surgery in the UK over the next week. The petition and poster, which have been produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the National Association for Patient Participation, call on the governments of the UK to reverse the swingeing cuts made to the funding of general practice over the last decade, which many believe have left some services struggling to survive. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 28, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

GPs call on patient power to help reverse funding cuts
Royal College of General Practitioners calls for 11% increase in GP funding to stave off potential closuresRelated items from OnMedicaBMA warns lack of MPIG support will close GP practicesExcess workload prompts GP fears of missing serious illness in patientsGP surgeries threatened by funding changes Millions of patients set to miss out on GP appointmentsGP funding to dive by a fifth by 2017 (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 27, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Innovative resource shows promise in dementia care
An online tool aimed at helping people with dementia access specialist care in their local area has been launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - May 22, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Practice development Latest News Source Type: news

High proportion of NHS staff feel swift and effective action is not taken to deal with inappropriate behaviours, new survey finds
21 May 2014 Two fifths (43 per cent) of NHS staff feel that swift and effective action is not taken to deal with inappropriate behaviours and performance in their organisation, a survey published today by The King’s Fund has found.The survey of more than 2,000 NHS clinicians and managers also found that a noticeable proportion of executive board members (16 per cent) did not think that swift and effective action is being taken, with only 58 per cent thinking that it is. Dealing with inappropriate behaviour effectively is an important process to ensure the right cultures are fostered ...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - May 20, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

GPs warn waiting lists will grow without greater investment
Royal College of General Practitioners says family doctors are the cornerstone of the NHS (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - April 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

RCGP reveals updated clinical priorities
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has announced its latest clinical priorities and new ‘Clinical Champions’ for the next three years Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - April 4, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Latest News Source Type: news

GP funding to fall by 17%, RCGP claims
General practice funding could fall by 17% in real terms over the next three years, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has claimed Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - April 2, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Featured Articles Latest News Source Type: news

GPs 'should prepare' for learning disability DES changes
GPs should get ready to offer health checks to young people with learning disabilities, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 25, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patient Access Patients Latest News Source Type: news

Public believe GP workloads are threat to patient care
The survey, commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners, shows that three in five Britons (62%) believe that the number of patient consultations GPs conduct each day - reckoned to be between 40-60 consultations in the majority of cases - is a threat to the standard of care they can provide to patients. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 25, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

RCGP developing carer-support information hub
An online information hub to help GPs improve the support and services they provide for carers will be developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 11, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Latest News Source Type: news

RCGP to develop unique online info hub to help UK GPs support carers
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has been awarded more than £380,000* from the Department of Health to develop a unique online information 'hub' to help GPs improve the support and services they provide for carers. The hub will collate all the information GPs, primary healthcare staff, practice teams, commissioners and Health & Wellbeing Board representatives might need to identify and support carers, bringing together RCGP resources as well as signposting to external resources. Health professionals will be able to use it free of charge. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

Majority of public in England think case for care.data has not been well publicised
A new opinion poll - released to coincide with a House of Commons adjournment debate on the issue of care.data (4 March 2014) - shows that the majority of the public in England believes that the case for the introduction of the care.data electronic database of all patient records from GP practices has not been well-publicised. The survey, commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), also shows that two thirds of the public believe that patients' right to opt out of having their records added to the electronic database has not been well-publicised. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news

RCGP opposed to assisted dying
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is to remain opposed to any change in the law on assisted dying, it has been revealed Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 25, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Latest News Source Type: news

RCGP: 34m patients 'unable to get appointments'
More than 34 million patients in England will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when seeking treatment, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has claimed Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 24, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patient Access Latest News Source Type: news

Survey warning on GP appointments
More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 24, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news