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The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas.

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👋 Welcome to those joining us at today's A Vision for the Future of General Practice virtual event! We're delighted to have you with us for insightful discussions on the transformation of general practice. Let's make today enriching! #RCGPVF #RCGPLearning

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RCGP

5 years

We have written to Julia Hartley-Brewer withdrawing her invite to speak at RCGPAC. It has become clear that some of the views she has expressed are too much at odds w the core values of RCGP & our members, and our work to promote inclusivity w/in the profession & among patients

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Earlier today we wrote to @MattHancock calling for an immediate delay to the GP data for planning & research programme #GPDPR . @NHSDigital have failed to sufficiently communicate these plans to patients & there is not enough time for informed decisions to be made... (1/2)

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We are deeply concerned about Dr Arora’s case. Whilst we welcome the decision by @gmcuk to review the ruling, we will be asking for answers as to why the case was allowed to get through their screening processes and end in a Fitness to Practise Hearing and receiving a sanction.

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5 years

#RCGPCouncil has passed a motion to oppose the UK's exit from the European Union (46 for; 11 against; 6 abstentions); #RCGPCouncil has passed a motion to support a #PeoplesVote (38 for; 18 against; 7 abstentions). Press release with full text of the motion to follow. @HelenRCGP

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We want to take this evening to appreciate and remember the brave, compassionate professionals who have lost their lives saving others during this pandemic. Thank you for being there for us, we will remember you.

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3 years

We're appalled by the sustained campaign against hardworking GPs by some sections of the media. We've written to the @Telegraph who will publish our response to Allison Pearson's unfair and demoralising column tomorrow.

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3 years

"GPs working ‘part-time’ are in fact working more than full-time, with reams of paperwork to complete when they are not seeing patients". Read @MartinRCGP 's letter in today’s @thetimes refuting yesterday's article about part-time working in general practice.

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2 years

We've responded to the announcement on GP access being made by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, @theresecoffey . Visit our website to read our full response. ➡️ @MartinRCGP

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More than 1 million patient consultations happen every day in general practice - more than half are face to face. The equivalent of a fifth of the population had a f2f appointment in the last month -more than a million referrals to specialist services happened in both June & July

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In response to media coverage commenting on GP practices and their individual working arrangements, please read our statement from @KamilaRCGP ⬇️

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3 years

We now believe that the current #GPDPR timeline risks a repeat of the fiasco of 2013. @DHSCgovuk must act now and ensure an immediate delay to current plans. (2/2)

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College Chair @KamilaRCGP in @Telegraph this morning responding to recent anti-GP headlines. "The Government should focus on delivering the 6,000 more GPs promised in its manifesto, not on demonising and demoralising hardworking GPs who are keeping the NHS upright"

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Following discussion at RCGP Council today, the College has updated and strengthened its 'red lines' on physician associates working in general practice. Read our statement here➡️

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We have announced our decision to cancel an energy conference due to take place at our headquarters later this month as it conflicts with our commitment to tackle climate change.

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5 years

#RCGPCouncil member - there is a great need for more research into transgender care & impacts of treatment. Too often accused of being transphobic when questioning the evidence re treatment, but it's essential we get it right based on high-quality clinical evidence

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We hit the 10 million mark today 🎉🎉 💉💉 That’s 10,000000 vaccines doses delivered by the #NHS (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿) Thank you to all the GPs & their teams for your efforts in protecting people from #COVID19 and ensuring we’re on our way to hitting the government’s vaccine target 🎯

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5 years

We have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling on him to tackle the urgent decline in the number of GPs and to prevent a disastrous no-deal Brexit which would damage our NHS.

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We'd like to clarify that physician associates (PAs) are members of the clinical multidisciplinary team, complementary to GPs rather than a substitute.

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RCGP

4 years

The RCGP does not consider #COVID19 to be a lifestyle disease. We recognise that the title of today’s conference could be misleading and we apologise for any offence caused. The purpose of the conference is to support GPs to to give appropriate lifestyle advice for patients.

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4 years

'GPs have been delivering a predominantly remote service in order to comply with official guidance and help stop the spread of #COVID19 . Any implication that they have not been doing their job properly is an insult to GPs and their teams' @MartinRCGP

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4 years

We’re so sorry to see this. It’s completely unacceptable for GPs and other practice team members to be targeted with this kind of abuse. General practice is making more patient consultations than before #COVID19 with more than 400,000 face to face every day.

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Our dedicated, hardworking team of GPs came in on Mon morning to be faced with this. The public is fed a diet of this narrative from @Telegraph and @DailyMailUK We will continue serving our deprived population with pride @jkaffash @NikkiKF @rvautrey @doctor_katie @dr_zo

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Delighted to announce that @AmandaCHowe has been elected as the next President of the RCGP! Thank you to all candidates who stood and all members who voted. Amanda will take up her position when @DoctorMayur demits office in November 2019. Congratulations, Amanda!

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3 years

Read about how GPs across the world have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, from family doctors in South Korea to GPs in Switzerland and New York, in the new edition of GP Frontline out now. @RealDoctorMike

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598,297 vaccine doses delivered yesterday (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿). An amazing achievement by the #NHS . Thank you to GPs and their practice teams for the huge roles they are playing, protecting people from #Covid19

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9 years

Thank you to all the GPs and their teams working hard to deliver excellent care to their patients this weekend #ImInWorkJeremy

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5 years

General practice is greatest team sport in medicine - but patients can struggle with the concept of a multi-disciplinary team when they want to see a GP. We need an info campaign that seeing a practice nurse or pharmacist isn’t a 2nd best option @HelenRCGP #FutureVisionGP #Lab19

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Today we are delighted to officially welcome Professor Kamila Hawthorne as our new Chair. Kamila is the first South Asian woman to become Chair of Council and works as a GP in the Welsh valleys. @KamilaRCGP Read more here

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Dr Mikhail Varshavski, @RealDoctorMike to his millions of followers, is using social media to cut through fake news - Find out how in our GP Lives series in the latest #GPFrontline College magazine

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GP Lives: Social Media Medic - Issuu

He was born in Saransk in the Soviet Union, before moving to New York, aged five, with his family.

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Congratulations to @draartibansal @claregerada @docmagsy @drgilechukwu @drexplainthis and @SonaliKinra on their election to #RCGPCouncil . They will sit for a 3-year term from November. Thank you to the 30 candidates who put themselves forward. @MartinRCGP

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. @MartinRCGP setting the record straight on GP access during #COVID19 in a letter to @Telegraph this morning, following a number of articles in the paper

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3 years

General practice is not closed, and perpetuating the narrative that it is is dangerous to both patients and primary care staff. Years of underinvestment in general practice - and a chronic shortage of GPs must be addressed.

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3 years

We are deeply concerned about the lack of communication around Government proposals for the use of patient data. It’s essential patients and GPs are fully communicated with. Read our letter to @NHSDigital here:

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2 years

No known evidence linking long A&E waits to GP access. We've published this response to media reports in the @Telegraph and @MailOnline , linking long A&E waits to GP access. ➡️

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Thank you to our GPs & their teams going above and beyond during the #COVID19 pandemic to deliver the best possible, safe care for patients. Together we will get through this. Here’s a preview of our COVID-special #GPFrontline cover by @MartinRowson #clapforourcarers #stayathome

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Congratulations to all GPs recognised in the #queensbirthdayhonours . This year includes former College Chair Dame @ClareGerada , RCGP Immunisation Lead George Kassianos CBE and @RCGPScotland Chair @careylunan , Trustee Board Chair Nigel Mathers and @drcartersingh who receive MBEs

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Clare, you've been an outstanding and courageous leader and your service to the College and our members has been phenomenal. Throughout this time you've been a working GP, delivering exceptional patient care and fighting for all on society's margins. Thank you from all at RCGP.

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. @MartinRCGP on @BBCr4today : "It's difficult to understand what @NHSEngland were thinking sending this letter. GPs around the country have been following their guidance - it's incomprehensible at a time we're heading for a potential second peak of #COVID19 "

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4 years

General practice has been open throughout the pandemic but care is being delivered differently to keep patients & staff safe & help stop the spread of Covid-19. Where face to face appointments are necessary they are being facilitated - more than 400k a day currently. @MartinRCGP

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3 years

We're outraged at today's media coverage of remote consultations in general practice - @MartinRCGP will rebut shortly in @HSJnews GPs work tirelessly to care for patients in difficult circumstances. This criticism is damaging to members and patients - We’ll keep fighting back

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4 years

Congratulations to all trainees joining general practice tomorrow 💫 Welcome to #TeamGP , we hope you settle into your training scheme, your locale & the profession in the coming weeks. From tomorrow, watch out for #CelebrAiT - helping you to make the most of your GP training 🙌

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6 years

What can GPs do about loneliness? Social prescribing teams in GP surgeries can help direct patients to support services, voluntary or community groups, gym, religious groups - motivating patient to take that first step & get connected #RCGPLoneliness

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3 years

Many congratulations to our former Chair @ClareGerada who will be the College's next President. We look forward to working with her when she succeeds @AmandaCHoweRCGP from 20 November.

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#3beforeGP - 3 Qs patients should ask themselves before booking a GP appointment. Can I? 1: self-care 2: use @NHSChoices or similar reputable websites/resources 3: seek advice/treatment via a pharmacist @HelenRCGP

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3 years

GPs and patients are on the same side here. We share our patients' frustrations when they can't get an appointment or face long waits trying to get through to the surgery. After a decade of underinvestment, the GP workforce is not big enough to manage the patient population.

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Tomorrow is where the journey starts for over 3,000 new GP trainees. Here’s to the next three years and beyond. From all of us here at the Royal College of General Practitioners, welcome to #TeamGP !

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"There’s a dark side, but villainising it isn’t a solution, [social media] isn’t going anywhere and as GPs we have to go where our patients are" Today we're revisiting our GP Frontline interview with @RealDoctorMike . Read in full ➡️ #GPLives

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5 years

The College has today revoked an honour given to the Sultan of Brunei. To read our full release, visit:

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5 years

Our Fellowship and Awards Committee met this morning and has made unanimous recommendation to withdraw ‘Companion of the College’ honour from Sultan of Brunei. Read more here:

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8 years

Shocked & dismayed at Government’s decision to impose contract on our dedicated & committed junior doctors says @Maurrenrcgp more to follow

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. @HelenRCGP ’s riposte to criticism of all the part-time & portfolio GPs working to keep patients safe and the NHS afloat - published in @Telegraph today...

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We have written to @CareQualityComm calling on them to suspend inspections of GP surgeries during the current #COVID_19uk epidemic #BackGP

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4 years

Now is the time to support general practice, not demoralise GPs: @MartinRCGP in @bmj_latest

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Martin Marshall: Now is the time to support general practice, not demoralise GPs - The BMJ

Just yesterday in surgery I saw patients face to face. In each case, it just wouldn’t have been appropriate to care for the patient remotely. I listened, examined, arranged tests [...]More...

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Vaccines are safe, effective & essential to safeguarding our health and that of our children - and we must tackle public misinformation by the anti-vaccination movement if we are to save lives, writes @HelenRCGP in @guardian on latest measles figures

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Anti-vaxxers are still spreading false claims as people die of measles | Helen Stokes-Lampard

As a GP I know how vital it is to regulate online misinformation about the MMR vaccine, says Helen Stokes-Lampard

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Fantastic news! In just 5 months since we launched our partnership w @parkrunUK 500 are now registered #parkrunpractices , encouraging patients, surgery staff & local communities to be more healthy. Find out more: @chrissiesmiles

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9 years

Any GPs or practice staff working this weekend, please let @Jeremy_Hunt know. Use #ImInWorkJeremy

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3 years

ICYMI: "Surveys we have conducted show 60% of GPs have seen their mental health deteriorate significantly in the last year" Listen to @MartinRCGP tell MPs that the wellbeing of GPs must come first in the context of future #NHS reforms @HouseofCommons

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2 years

Huge thanks to all GPs and other primary care staff across the UK who worked all weekend to ensure urgent primary care was still available to patients when the NHS 111 and GP out of hours systems came under a cyber-attack. We are so grateful for your dedication and commitment.

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On behalf of our entire College community, we send our love and deepest sympathy to Dr Sanjoy Kumar and the O’Malley-Kumar family on the shocking and devastating loss of their daughter Grace in the Nottingham tragedy. @KamilaRCGP @ClareGerada

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(1/4) Last week, @NHSEngland released their latest GP workforce data. The numbers show a service in crisis. Numbers of full-time equivalent GPs continue to decline. As of February 2023, there were 27,277 fully qualified FTE GPs, 7.1% fewer than in 2015.

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3 years

Pleased to see the @DailyMail have published @MartinRCGP ’s letter rebuffing their recent leader column linking remote consulting to research on GP cancer referrals, despite the study being based on data from 2014/2015, six years before the pandemic

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6 years

We now have 1697 new GPs ready to join the workforce!! In June-July, the College reviewed the training for 1697 trainees & made recommendations to the GMC for them to receive their CCT. Great news! @HelenRCGP

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2 years

“85% of GP appointments are delivered within two weeks of being booked already, with 44% on the same day day are booked. We don’t have enough GPs, or other members of the practice team to deal with further expectations” @MartinRCGP @bbc5live

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5 years

Congratulations to @MarshallProf on being named the new Chair-elect of the RCGP, and huge thanks to @HawthorneKamila and @SimonDGregory for running such dignified campaigns. Read our full release on the results here:

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6 years

"I'm proud to lead a profession where more than 50% of GPs in the UK are women, and a College where all four chairs are women" @HelenRCGP 's message on #IWD2018

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4 years

We've created resources and guidance to help support GPs during the #coronavirus outbreak #COVID19

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8 months

Congratulations to our newly elected president Dr Richard Vautrey and our six new Nationally Elected Council Members. Read more about our new president and the council members here

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6 years

Tonight the govt announced the suspension of the data-sharing agreement of patient records between #NHS & Home Office – this is a huge victory for common sense, for civil rights and for patient care! @HelenRCGP @DHSCgovuk @NHSDigital

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4 years

"We need at least 20% more GPs in the workforce. We've been promised 6,000 more GPs - but we actually have fewer than we did in 2016. It's patients who are impacted most as they can't see their GP when they need to." @MartinRCGP @SkyNews

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1 year

GP partnership model works well for patients, the NHS and the tax payer – but it needs sufficient resource and staffing Read our response to @wesstreeting 's @TheTimes interview. ➡️ We hope to meet with the Shadow Secretary of State for Health soon.

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4 years

We stand with @TheBMA in remembering health & care workers who have sadly died tackling Covid-19. 13 GPs have died & many others from right across health & care sectors. We thank them for their service to their professions and patient care. Join in a 1 min silence at 11 #ARM2020

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3 years

GPs, their teams & PC colleagues have worked incredibly hard under huge pressure throughout the pandemic delivering vital patient care & services alongside 75% of the vaccination programme. @bootsSebJ comments are unfair & insulting- he should set the record straight. @MartinRCGP

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Sebastian James @BootsSebJ CEO of @BootsUK Thanking his frontline staff during pandemic ‘at a time that Primary Care had more or less disappeared’ BBC Breakfast 4/7/21 @BMA_GP @rcgp @cgps_gp

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Brilliant skills of pharmacist colleagues for giving advice and treating minor conditions & ailments also often overlooked - excellent community resource that patients should utilise says @HelenRCGP @BBCBreakfast

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5 years

Investing in general practice is investing in patient care and the entire NHS. That's why we're calling for 11% of the NHS budget to #BackGP

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Historic times at the College. The four Chairs across the UK - and the Chairs of the Associates in Training and First5 Committee - are all women! #womenpower in our latest #GPfrontline magazine

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#RCGPCouncil member: GP is now the most popular specialty in England - applications have gone up every year for last five years, and not just as a back-up. Fill rate is also up. We need to continue to address workload, indemnity, support etc in order to retain workforce

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2 years

Many congratulations to @HawthorneKamila who has been elected as the next Chair of RCGP from November. Congratulations also to @VictoriaTzB on her election as Vice Chair for External Affairs. Read more:

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Really pleased to see new guidance from @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland published allowing re-purposing of controlled drugs, such as morphine, for patients in care homes and hospices near or at the end of their lives during #COVID19 @MartinRCGP @DrCatherineUK

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[Withdrawn] Coronavirus (COVID-19): reuse of medicines in a care home or hospice

Standard operating procedure on how to run a safe and effective medicines reuse scheme in a care home or hospice during the coronavirus outbreak.

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31% GPs in England have told us they are unlikely to be working in general practice in 5 yrs - many due to stress. Retention of experienced, hard-working GPs must be key in #NHS long-term plan. Read more @thesundaytimes @HelenRCGP #BackGP

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8 years

Junior doctors are the future of our profession and we support them wholeheartedly @Maureenrcgp

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5 years

. @HelenRCGP has written to @thetimes calling out @HMICFRS claims that GPs are ‘shunting’ mental health cases on to police at 5pm when surgeries ‘tend to close’ - absolutely not the case on either front

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Menopause is included in the GP Curriculum that all GP trainees need to demonstrate competence of in order to practise independently in the UK. GPs also undertake continued CPD across the curriculum to continue to practise.

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3 years

Misjudged, demoralising & demonstrates a misunderstanding of the pressures on general practice. Read our response to @NHSEngland ’s letter to GPs here:

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6 years

Tackling #Loneliness - our full community action plan, launched today @HelenRCGP @tracey_crouch

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The GP workforce is in dire straits. If more GPs are leaving the profession than joining it, we’re fighting a losing battle. We need to see initiatives being implemented to retain our existing workforce @HelenRCGP tells @DailyMirror

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Number of NHS doctors retiring early doubles as waiting lists soar

Almost 4,000 GPs have retired early in the past five years - nearly 1 in 10 of the profession - and pay cuts and huge workloads are being blamed

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Entering a second lockdown, GPs want their patients to know #GPisOpen . We've created resources for our members to commuicate with their patients

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GPs and patients are on the same side over face to face appointments – but chronic GP shortages make it hard to guarantee safe care. Read our full response to the Daily Mail's campaign on face to face appointments, from @MartinRCGP -

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Our Chair @KamilaRCGP today met with the Number 10 policy team to discuss the need for a bold new plan to provide GPs and patients with the support that they need.

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We’re pleased @Jochurchill4 has announced a delay to the #GPDPR programme following the serious concerns we’ve raised over the past few weeks. It’s essential this time is used to properly communicate with the public so patients & GPs understand & trust the programme @TheBMA

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It’s madness that it takes me 10 mins to log into my computer at my surgery - we need to get the basics of IT right says @HelenRCGP to @MattHancock #FutureVisionGP

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5 years

What GPs need to do is see fewer patients for longer to deal with their multiple, complex conditions says @jonathanleach13 @BBCBreakfast - we’re seeing too many patients to guarantee being safe

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4 years

"We have more GPs in training than ever before, but when more are leaving general practice than entering it, we are fighting a losing battle." - @MartinRCGP has written to @BorisJohnson on GP workforce and retention. Read the full letter:

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5 years

If our profession is to remain what it is, please don’t lose the habit of kindness - Dr Roger Neighbour #RCGPAC

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Delighted to hear that @ukhomeoffice have reversed their decision. It is now urgent that the Home Office look again at the red tape that ties up the visa applications of the many amazing members of the NHS workforce

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Victory! The Home Office will reverse their decision and let Mu stay!

We are delighted to share that the Home Office have agreed to grant Mu a Tier 2 working visa. After mounting pressure from this campaign and the resulting media attention, they agreed to consider the...

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6 years

Today we have written to NHS Digital condemning its decision to ignore recommendations to suspend an MOU with the Home Office. The MOU shares patient data to track those suspected of immigration offences #stopsharing @DOTW_UK @libertyhq Read our letter:

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"3 yrs ago my GP spotted me in a busy waiting room. He'd noticed I'd made a series of appts, none with him as it happens, for what I thought was asthma & bad cough- his vigilance led to an early cancer diagnosis" BBC Radio 4 Today host @bbcnickrobinson on care from his #GP #NHS70

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. @HelenRCGP on @BBCTwo #Horizon : @babylonhealth did not have our exam, it is confidential. They have not published their research in a peer review journal...they have not allowed others in to independently evaluate their research to date, we look forward to these steps happening

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RCGP Chair @KamilaRCGP has written to the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to highlight the escalating healthcare crisis in Gaza and to urge the Government to utilise its diplomatic leverage in response to this. Read the full letter on our website ➡️

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#RamadanMubarak to our members who are observing. As Ramadan begins, do you know how to support your colleagues during this month? @Aaliya_UK shares her 5 top tips to help you. #TeamGP

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"To say GPs are 'ignorant and out of touch' or we have 'forgotten' about middle-aged women is incorrect and an insult to our profession" @HelenRCGP hits back against criticism of GPs re #HRT prescribing in @DailyMailUK today

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