Psychiatrists ‘can’t assess if patients have mental capacity to want to end their lives’
Psychiatrists cannot assess whether assisted dying patients have the mental capacity to decide to end their own lives, MPs ...
GPs demand patients be assessed by doctor before physician associate
The recommendations from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) follow a vote by its council to oppose the role of ...
College Of GPs Welcomes Newest GP And Rural Hospital Medicine Trainees
Chair of the College’s Division of Rural Hospital Medicine (DRHM) Dr Andrew Laurenson says, "Having these new rural trainees entering the programme is a great boost as we work towards having an ...
College of GPs pulls support from menopause event as experts criticise influencer claims
The college said the So Hot Right Now conference, whose headline speaker is high-profile British GP Louise Newson, was no ...
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War on your wood burner amid new calls to ban them
In a controversial submission to MSPs, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Scotland claimed that the use of stoves risks ‘exacerbating Scotland’s already stark health inequality ...
Poor emergency care ‘accepted as inevitable’ – leading medics and patient groups
Poor standards of care have been “normalised and accepted as inevitable” in emergency hospital care, a group of experts has ...
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Funding round opens for research benefitting general practice
Applications are welcomed from anyone who is undertaking research in this field. You do not have to be a doctor or a member of the College to apply. Grants are typically in the range of $5,000 - ...
College Of GPs Says Investment In Primary Care Must Be A Top Priority For New Health Minister
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (the College) welcomes Hon Simeon Brown to the role of Minister of Health and looks forward to progressing changes to improve workforce ...