Health secretary has 'overplayed his hand' on remote consultation benefits, RCGP chair warns
Health secretary Matt Hancock has ‘overplayed his hand’ by pushing for total use of remote consultat...
Failure to involve GPs in COVID-19 test and trace 'a disaster and a national shame'
GPs and primary care teams should have played a key role in the UK’s efforts to test, track and trac...
RCGP chair 'livid' over attacks on general practice from 'armchair critics'
General practice has risen 'heroically' to unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, ac...
Remote GP consultations a 'lifeline for the NHS' during pandemic, says Hancock
The rapid switch to remote GP consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic provided a 'lifeline for th...
RCGP announces virtual annual conference will take place in February
The RCGP has announced plans for a two-day virtual event in February to replace the annual conferenc...
Face-to-face GP appointments and home visits up 50% in a month
Face-to-face GP appointments and home visits have surged by more than 50% in the past month, while t...
NICE, SIGN and RCGP to develop 'rapid guidance' on long COVID
New guidance on the persistent effects of COVID-19 on patients, or long COVID, is to be developed by...
RCGP seeks assurances from Hancock on flu jab supplies for GP practices
RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall has written to the health secretary asking for assurances that ...
NHS England suggests GPs are failing to deliver 'appropriate level of activity'
GP leaders have hit out at an NHS England report that says work is ongoing to 'restore primary care ...
