All members should have received an email link to compete the 2024 RCGP GP Voice Survey 📧

Please consider taking the time to respond and to help your College better represent the needs of general practice ✅✅

Here's what your College has been doing for you this fortnight 📢📢

Trainees and early career GPs from across Tayside and Fife are invited to an evening Meet and Connect in Dundee, to hear from a panel of speakers discussing starting work in different GP careers.

Book your member ticket here ➡️ sforce.co/4bATt78

The #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek theme is 'Movement: moving more for our mental health'. 🏃‍♀️

Check out this blog from GP Dr Hussain Al Zubaidi on parkrun UK transformative journey and its impact on communities over 20 years. ➡️

rcgp.org.uk/Blog/parkrun-2…

For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , Deputy Chair Chris Williams spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about the holistic approach GPs take to mental health care, breaking down stigma, and where people can get turn to for help.

Listen here (24:00) 📻
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We warmly welcome this commitment to seek consensus for the future of our NHS.

RCGP Scotland has long campaigned for a National Conversation to explore public expectations of what the NHS can realistically deliver, given current resources & workloads. 🤝

bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-sco…

GPs, looking after your wellbeing is vital.

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , explore our support resources on the RCGP website for guidance, tips, and tools to prioritise your mental health.

➡️ rcgp.org.uk/membership/gp-… #TeamGP

All members should have received an email link to compete the 2024 RCGP GP Voice Survey 📧

Please consider taking the time to respond and to help your College better represent the needs of general practice ✅✅

You're invited to an evening event in Aberdeen with RCGP President Dr Richard Vautrey - a chance for discussion and networking with North East Faculty Board members. 🤝

You can find tickets and more information here: rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?id=…

🔊GatewayC is a new online education resource that supports clinical decision-making, earlier detection of cancer and improved management for patients.

It's freely available to any member of the primary care clinical team: gatewayc.org.uk
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📢 Here's what your College has been doing for you this fortnight.

Due to a cancellation, we have one place available on our sold-out Minor Surgery course taking place on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May.

For course details and booking information, please visit the RCGP website 🖥️ sforce.co/3Qsq8Ua

Last call to register for tomorrow's RCGP virtual conference 'A Vision for the Future of General Practice,' free for members.

We are looking forward to insights and idea sharing on the biggest emerging topics facing patient care and GPs. 🗨️💬

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We are thrilled to announce that five deserving Scottish GPs have been chosen as finalists for the prestigious RCGP Inspire Awards! 🤩

Details of their nominations can be read here: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-IG6/ins….

Voting is open until 12 May: rcgpinspireawards.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/JvY….

Today Amy Knighton gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee committee Suicide Prevention Strategy inquiry.

GPs do all they can to help people in crisis and to prevent anyone reaching that point, but workload and workforce challenges remain a barrier to preventative & upstream action.

We’ve launched our consultation for RCGP members on the role of Physician Associates (PAs) in general practice settings, including their scope of practice and supervision arrangements.
Visit our website to read our position on PAs in full. ➡️ rcgp.org.uk/representing-y… 1/2

Congratulations to Deep End GP Scotland on hosting an exceptional conference, ‘Wellbeing at the Margins.’ 👏

Inspiring speakers and workshops shared the themes of kindness, hope, joy, inclusivity and advocacy, and explored what is the best use of us as GPs in reducing health inequalities.

📢 What your College is doing for you 📢

Our Scottish AiT & F5 Committee Chair Issmael and Deputy Chair @DrAkram456 are travelling north today for the THRIVE regional training day.

The team are looking forward to meeting with some ST3s in Inverness and showing them what RCGP can do to support them.