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NHS England announces new technical guidance to improve patient care
The GP Technical Specification and its associated guidance was developed in partnership with the British Medical Association and Royal College of General Practitioners. The document explains the process of how data from general practice will be collected, anonymised and used to improve patient care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 30, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Primary care funding drops by £200m, RCGP claims
The amount of money allocated to GPs for patient care is set to fall by £200million over the next three years, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) announced late last week Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - May 29, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

Spending On Patient Care Set To Plummet By Millions, Warn GP Leaders
The amount of money allocated to GPs to care for their patients is set to fall by nearly Â£200m over the next three years- equivalent to the current funding for 1.2 million patients, according to predictions from GP leaders. The stark warning comes from the Royal College of General Practitioners who say that the proportion of NHS funding being spent on general practice has been falling for successive years, with GP practices being starved of the resources they need to meet the growing needs of patients and to safeguard the future of patient care... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

Majority of NHS professionals do not think that quality of care is treated as a priority in the NHS
23 May 2013 Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of NHS professionals do not think that quality of care in the NHS is given enough priority, says a survey published today in a new report on patient-centred leadership by The King's Fund. The survey, which took place after the publication of Robert Francis's report, also found that 40 per cent thought that the quality of leadership in the NHS as a whole was poor or very poor, in contrast to 11 per cent in their own service or team.When asked what the biggest barrier to increasing quality of care was, 40 per cent of NHS professionals said ...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - May 22, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

'Carers register' could help thousands
Practices should maintain a ‘carers register’, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - May 13, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick *** Featured Finance Patient Access Patients Featured Articles Latest News Source Type: news

GPs warn new 111 NHS helpline is 'seriously flawed' and putting patients at risk
The Royal College of General Practitioners said patients had lost confidence in the 111 service, which was near ‘total collapse’ during the Easter holiday weekend. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New chair-elect for RCGP
Dr Maureen Baker CBE is the new chair-elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). She will succeed the current Chair Dr Clare Gerada in November 2013. More … (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

RCGP sets competency levels for practice nurses
A framework to support practice nurses in achieving and maintaining competency levels across all areas of their generalist role has been published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - May 6, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Medicines optimisation: helping patients make the most of medicines
The society has published Medicines Optimisation: Helping Patients Make the Most of Medicines, which provides four guiding principles to help front-line professionals in England support patients to improve their quality of life and outcomes from better use of medicines. Developed with health professionals, patients, lay representatives and patient groups, the principles are endorsed by NHS England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Nursing and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 3, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Joint clinical commissioning guidance for glaucoma services
This guidance was written by leading eye care clinicians with support from experienced clinical commissioners at the National Association of Primary Care, Royal College of General Practitioners and the Department of Health’s Right Care Team. It aims to provide support to those designing and delivering eye care across the UK, with a focus on services for glaucoma. In the coming months the Colleges will publish recommendations on improving services for: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, low vision, oculoplastics, and urgent eye care. Guidance Press release Royal College of Opthalmol...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 15, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Source Type: news

New guide to commissioning high value eye care
Written by leading eye care clinicians with support from experienced clinical commissioners at the National Association of Primary Care, Royal College of General Practitioners and the Department of Health’s Right Care Team, it will provide valuable support to those designing and delivering eye care across the UK. The guidance focuses on services for glaucoma. In the coming months, the colleges will publish their recommendations on improving services for: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, low vision, oculoplastics and urgent eye care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 15, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

GPs must become ‘more efficient’ in diagnosing cancer
The Royal College of General Practitioners has called for “more efficient investigation pathways” following the publication of new data that shows GPs refer over 80% of suspected cancers after two consultations (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 11, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Paper considers impact of commissioning on drug and alcohol care
Source: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Area: News The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) have issued a joint paper considering the future impact of the changing commissioning environment on primary care drug and alcohol treatment. (Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - February 4, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

RCGP publishes guide on personal health budgets for GPs
Source: RCGP Area: News A practical guide to personal health budgets for GPs in England has been published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. The guide describes personal health budgets, how they can be used effectively and which patients are eligible. (Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - January 16, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Wednesday 16 January
The prescription of sleeping pills and tranquillisers should be reduced and carefully monitored because of the dangers of addiction and dependency, according to a group of health professionals. The alliance, which includes the, The Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, is calling on doctors to prescribe drugs such as the benzodiazepine Valium only under very particular circumstances. (Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert)
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - January 16, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news