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HIV, sexual and reproductive health project announced by RCGP
A one-year project from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) will focus on enhancing sexual and reproductive health services, and HIV care in primary care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - August 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Bristol GP wins major RCGP research award
A Bristol GP and lecturer has been awarded the 2017 John Fry Award by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Society of Academic Primary Care (SAPC). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - July 22, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health; Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Social and Community Medicine; Press Release Source Type: news

RCGP appoints regional ambassadors
A team of 29 GPs will help to ensure that the 108 proposals outlined in NHS England’s recent GP Forward View are implemented in the best interests of general practice and patient care, the Royal College of General Practitioners has announced. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - July 12, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Physical activity and lifestyle programme prioritised
The Royal College of General Practitioners has announced that physical activity and lifestyle will be a clinical priority for the next three years. The new three-year programme aims to support GPs and their teams who deal with 90% of NHS patient contacts to help manage their patient's physical health, with the aim of ultimately reducing long-term pressure on the health service (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Physical activity and lifestyle a clinical priority by the RCGP
The Royal College of General Practitioners has announced that physical activity and lifestyle will be a clinical priority for the next three years. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 28, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

New interactive summary of suspected cancer guidelines
Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of General Practitioners have launched a new interactive desk easel for GPs, which summarises the NICE referral guidelines for suspected cancer (NG12). (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 27, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

RCGP defends record of GPs in treating asthma
The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced an online training course for healthcare professionals treating asthma, along with reassurances that GPs are willing and able to treat the condition. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 20, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Royal College of General Practitioners’ special measures peer support programme
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) special measures peer support programme has been extended until March 2017. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 19, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Health workers and charities unite to urge rethink on NHS bursaries
Health workers and charities got together today to warn the government that its plans to abolish NHS bursaries and introduce student loans for those studying to become health professionals in England risks reducing the supply of vital health workers, when they are needed more than ever. They warn that the plans are “a short-sighted attempt to solve a long-term and complicated problem. “Moreover,” they warn, because the plans have not been properly risk-assessed, “continuing with them as they currently stand would be nothing short of reckless”. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis joined repre...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News health care healthcare NHS NHS bursary NHS students nursing students save the NHS bursary Source Type: news

RCGP turns clinical spotlight on brain tumours in children
The Royal College of General Practitioners is to make brain tumours in children the subject of its new clinical spotlight project. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 9, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Autism Spectrum Disorder Resources
The Royal College of General Practitioners has sent a pack to support GP practices to meet the commitments in the RCGP Autism Patient Charter, which provides a framework for making GP surgeries more visibly friendly for those on the autistic spectrum. The resources include a guide for patients on the autistic spectrum to help them get the most out of their GP visit and a guide for GPs to support effective consultations with patients on the autistic spectrum. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The future of GP collaborative working
A new report showcases how GPs are designing and leading innovative schemes to improve the integration of care in the best interests of patients, has been published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 16, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Scottish GP workforce faces 'severe difficulties'
Doctors leaders in Scotland have warned that general practice is facing severe workforce problems after a survey revealed that almost 60 per cent of GPs were planning to leave or cut their hours. The survey, carried out by ComRes for the Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland), found that nearly nine in 10 of those questioned felt that lack of resources was putting patients at risk. Meanwhile, 77 per cent said they worried about missing something serious with a patient because of their workload. The findings were released in the last week of campaigning before the Scottish Parliament elections on 5 May. BMA Scott...
Source: BMA News - April 29, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

PM urged to end 'damaging' contract stand-off
The leaders of 13 royal colleges have urged prime minister David Cameron to end the ‘damaging’ junior doctors contract stand-off. The 'eleventh hour' call comes in a letter signed by the clinical leaders which says health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s refusal to return to negotiations, and the resulting impasse, ‘poses a significant threat to our whole healthcare system’. Junior doctors will set up pickets across the country on Tuesday, 26 April and Wednesday, 27 April — the fifth round of industrial action. Last week, the BMA offered to call off the strike if Mr Hunt lifted imposition of the ...
Source: BMA News - April 25, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

GPs told to take a break
A new poster campaign urging family doctors to take regular breaks in order to keep their patients safe has been launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 10, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news