Communication skills in #GP Effective & compassionate #communication is a skill, much improved with practice. It helps with good rapport & time keeping (10min GP consults). A thread of phrases to help #SayWhatYouMean #RCGPReg #SCA #ICE2bNice #RCGPAiT #RCGP #TeamGp 1/n

#RCGPCouncil, 2025-2026 ❤️🦉 @rcgp

We’re delighted to welcome Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown as our new Chair of Council and our two new Vice Chairs Dr Munro Stewart (Policy) and Dr Jamie Hynes (Member Standards). Professor Sir Sam Everington is our new College President and Drs Tom France and Molly Dineen

Ultra Processed Food, and the system that produces it, has overtaken tobacco in terms of health and economic harms, and is also the leading cause of plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and the second leading cause of emissions. This week @TheLancet

Practices are telling us they need more GPs but lack the funding to employ them. Thank you to the more than 8,000 GPs and GP Registrars who signed our letter to the Health Secretary urging him to make the 10-Year Workforce Plan a genuine roadmap to train, recruit and retain more

We are excited to announce that we will be holding a FREE conference for RCGP members in Exeter in 2026! 28 April 2026 | 09:00 - 16:00 | Courtyard Hotel, Sandy Park, Exeter Register online to secure your place https://t.co/djPjkJjpph

@DrVESimpson and @DeepthiLavu have won awards for their work promoting the switch to reusable insulin pens. But they have yet to persuade manufacturers and the local formulary to support the switch. ‘The NHS doesn't capitalise on innovation,’ says Dr Vincent. [3/6]

Check out our latest blog: Making healthcare sustainable: clinicians are not imposters! by Dr Vincent Simpson and Dr Deepthi Lavu https://t.co/wwe73BScib @UoEAPEx, @uniofexeHLS, @ExeterMed

Training is central to doctors providing the best care for patients. The Medical Training Review, out today, is a diagnostic report with input from many doctors, medical students and patients. It shows we need to rethink many aspects of training. https://t.co/hlpO4O9Msb

We are delighted to have been Highly Commended in the Collaboration Award category at the Vibrant Faculties awards at @RCGPAC 2025, for our collabs with @nationaltrust. If any Faculty members are interested in collaborating with us please get in touch Faculty tamar@rcgp.org.uk

We are asking the new Home Secretary @ukhomeoffice to guarantee international newly qualified GPs are able to stay and work in the UK. Approx 1,600 of these will need a visa this year but our survey with @BMA found many are struggling to get one. @KamilaRCGP @DeepthiLavu Dr Akram

70% of GP practices do not sponsor visas. 70% of GPs requiring a visa to work are finding it very difficult to get jobs. >50% of GPs qualifying every year require a visa to work. There is something can we do to help the percentage of patients wanting to see a GP :

I’m standing for RCGP Council! 🌟 As an academic GP working on health inequalities, I’m a proud advocate for a more inclusive, equitable, & sustainable future for general practice—for both patients and GPs alike. Together we can make our voice heard 💪🏼 #RCGP #TeamGP

Over the past 2 years, I’ve gained national leadership experience: 👥 RCGP GP Registrar Co-Chair 👥 RCGP rep - AoMRC Resident Doctors Committee Now, I’m standing because I believe we ‘must & can’ build a future-ready, sustainable profession—together 💙 #GPLeadership #IMGVoices

I’m standing for RCGP Council! 🌟 As an academic GP working on health inequalities, I’m a proud advocate for a more inclusive, equitable, & sustainable future for general practice—for both patients and GPs alike. Together we can make our voice heard 💪🏼 #RCGP #TeamGP

Come along to our last GP Reg insights session before the summer holidays! https://t.co/z1XuvfhnDB @MedicMolly22 @DeepthiLavu @rcgp @RcgpFaculties

We are looking forward to our first conference since 2019, with varied talks and plenty of time to socialise and network with colleagues, register now to secure your place. FREE @rcgp to members https://t.co/UTZpNBGkYE

@richarddneal @UoEAPEx @LukeMounce @JingzhanLu @SamMerriel @Juditkonya2 @MCRCnews @garyabel @justusimoyera @NIHRresearch @QMUL @CR_UK Prostate cancer polygenic scores and racial disparity: what do we do now? Harry from @UoEAPEx highlighting the need to make sure using genetic scores won't widen racial inequalities, as the media pushes it as the next big thing in cancer screening at #CaPRI2025

@richarddneal @UoEAPEx @LukeMounce @JingzhanLu @SamMerriel @Juditkonya2 @MCRCnews @garyabel @justusimoyera @NIHRresearch @QMUL @CR_UK … and that’s wrap from us @UoEAPEx at #CaPRI2025 Fantastic 2 days of showcasing Primary care #cancer work, exchanging ideas and getting ready for more ! #TeamExeter @richarddneal

@richarddneal @UoEAPEx @LukeMounce @JingzhanLu @SamMerriel @Juditkonya2 @MCRCnews @garyabel @justusimoyera @NIHRresearch @QMUL @CR_UK … and one more from @UoEAPEx : #obesity mediated #cancer risk in women with #T2DM presented by Theresa Santosh ⭐️ @richarddneal