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2/3 The front door to the #NHS is hanging off its hinges, with fewer permanent GPs than 2015; yet spending on GPs, faced with changing health demands and a key opportunity to prevent a greater burden from poor health on whole system, funded at just 10% of all health spending

3/3 Funding more GPs through training and into stable employment, investing in retention, targeting spend where inequalities are greatest all required now. Backdrop to this years @RCGP Conference #RCGPAC2024 #TeamGP

We’re here at the ACC in Liverpool and all set up ready for our 2024 Annual Conference. Have you downloaded the app yet? If not, search for ‘RCGPAC 2024’ in your app store and download today.  See you soon for #RCGPAC 2024

And we’re off ….Margaret Ikpoh opens this years Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference at a key time for general practice #RCGPAC #bemorecarrot

The apprehension but rewards of saying ‘yes’ to leadership opportunities within Royal College of General Practitioners; beautifully presented by Dr Ebele Dunkwu, our Chair of Cumbria Faculty; ‘courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen’ #TeamGP #RCGPAC24

RCGP chair Kamila Hawthorne highlighted these ‘devastating inequalities’ in her speech at the RCGP conference today, blaming the trend on ‘decades of underfunding’ in general practice. buff.ly/4evBVLy

Following a showcase of exemplars for general practice, Health & Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting opens Day 2 of Royal College of General Practitioners Conference #RCGPAC24

‘The NHS is broken, but GPs didn’t do it’ ; Wes Streeting highlights the increase in workload which has landed on general practice and recognises GPs are working harder than ever before #RCGPAC24

From Nov, direct referral from 111 to breast clinics will be trialled for women experiencing a lump; Wes Streeting introduces this as an example of removing appointments from general practice where appropriate/warranted.

We pay our taxes into the NHS in part for the common good, and our data and how it is used should represent that same collective opportunity, with all safeguards in place; Wes Streeting covers the data revolution which the NHS has in reach. #RCGPAC24

‘We are committed to the left shift … but we do need time’; Streeting reiterates commitment to move resources towards primary care and prevent but calls to Treasury for £’s will need to be balanced with investment elsewhere to achieve healthier society eg housing etc

‘Two things can be true at the same time’; Wes Streeting reflects on the vital & historic contribution to health and social care from immigration over decades; and we have at the same time become too reliant recently on overseas recruitment of HCPs #RCGPAC24

📣 Calling all GPs and those with an interest in primary care. Here’s my speech to the Royal College of General Practitioners on the state of general practice, our ambition to rebuild it, the steps we’ve taken quickly, and the work we need to do together 👇🏻 gov.uk/government/spe…

Tomorrow morning I will be on ITV This Morning with Ben & Cat talking about my own experience with GLP-1 medications. Tune in at 10am to watch. 📺 #obesity All About Obesity

"We need to hear from members about what they want their College to provide them with in the form of value.” In our latest GP Frontline article, Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell, discusses his journey as a GP partner. To read his interview, visit our website. ➡️rcgp.org.uk/gp-frontline/a…

Today, we launched our retention report: 'Looking after the GPs of today to safeguard the workforce of tomorrow'. You can read the full report here: ▶️ rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/69bba… Our GPs are being stretched to the limit. Demand for GP services is increasing, but since 2015, NHSE

We're looking for a new Chair and Finance Trustee Over the last 5 years, social prescribing has made a huge contribution to the nation’s health & wellbeing. We're looking for dedicated individuals who can help us to continue to innovate, change & adapt: ow.ly/XRJI50TVl66

Thank you to everyone who has applied to be a Council Representative so far! We are currently seeking nominations for the following vacancies: GP Registrar - rcgp-news.com/p/49LX-YSZ/ait… SEHSCT Rep x2 and WHSCT Rep x1 - rcgp-news.com/p/49LX-Z5O?pfr…

The RCGP's governing UK Council has today voted to call for a temporary pause of routine CQC inspections, and for an end to the one-word rating system currently used in CQC reports. The College has written to Stephen Kinnock to lay out its concerns with the regulation regime as it