Yesterday, our CEO Sara Kirkpatrick was invited to attend a reception hosted at the Buckingham Palace. The reception was held to recognise those who support survivors of sexual assault nationwide, and to mark the relaunch of The Wash Bags project by Her Majesty The Queen.

This looks a fantastically useful agenda. Wish Wednesday wasn’t my on call day now!

If you’re a GP & want to join the 54k members expressing our views on scope of practice & supervision of #PhysicianAssociates in General Practice, please do so if a Member or Fellow. Rejoin if you’ve let Membership lapse.
Your College is listening. RCGP TeamGP RCGP Faculties

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

So sorry that I can't join you - this is a wonderful book about General Practice. Any time spent with and Jens Foell and Rupal Shah leaves me feeling wiser and more hopeful.

This wonderful new book on Fighting for the Soul of General Practice is being launched on 24 May, with presentations from the two GP authors, myself and international speakers Arthur Frank and Danielle Spencer.

Unmissable. Limited places. Book here:
rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?id=…

What a privilege for 2nd year medical students from UPF Medicine and Life Sciences to be interact opinions with #PollyMorland about her book #AFortunateWoman and discuss critical ideas as #continuityofcare Dora Tseligka The Doctor as a Humanist David Kopacz Dr Ourania Varsou (She/Her) Hospital del Mar Manuel Pera

I've #justsponsored Sonali Kinra, who's fundraising for Sense on JustGiving. Donate now justgiving.com/page/sonali-ki…

Good luck to all the London Marathon runners today. Xx

If we are going to crack down on Britain’s sick note culture, I think we need address health inequalities by focusing on what makes people ill in the first place.

This needs multi pronged approach.

General Practice should be resourced appropriately to lead on preventative care.

Rural surgery life - we had black & pink rare breed pigs out last week.

❗️ ‘It’s not about criminalising parents, this is about keeping children safer’

RCPCH is calling for parents to be banned from smacking their children.

Rowena Christmas told Jessica Creighton why she would support a ban in England & Northern Ireland ⬇️

Parents should be banned from smacking their children.

That’s the call from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health RCPCH – who say the practice is unjust and harmful.

Dr Rowena Christmas Rowena Christmas joins @jesscreighton1 to explain why 🎧⬇️

What a day! Finally I want to pay tribute to all our speakers your stories, sobering statistics and solutions for sustainability really brought this strategy to life. Our minister MLAs DoH colleagues + all who came to support. Huge thanks to the small but mighty RCGPNI team 🙏

Important thread explaining the folly of NHS England stopping new 2 Care referrals to NHS Practitioner Health.
Medics are vulnerable & it is essential for them & their patients to have this confidential, independent service.
I’m grateful in Wales for our excellent Canopi support.

The exponential rise in mental health referrals for young children is coupled with eye-watering long waits for help, yet early intervention is key to better outcomes.
There is a compelling moral and economic argument to prioritise our children’s health.
thetimes.co.uk/article/d54f26…

Health inequalities are worsening year on year. If we don’t persuade the government to invest in the community, this 2 tier healthcare will happen.
It’s not just morally wrong.
It will catastrophically harm our economy & damage our whole society.

Graph showing consultants vs GPs 1950-2020. Prediction will be even more consultants per head of population vs GPs by 2040. This has to be reversed if we are to deal with needs of future population

Did you know that Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world?

RCGP members, this #WorldParkinsonsDay spread awareness, read up on the facts and update your knowledge. Parkinson's Europe 🌷 1/3 ⬇️

This is why it’s so difficult to see a GP

📣 Calling all parkrun practice staff

Help shape the future of parkrun practice and tell us what its strengths and weakness are by taking part in our quick survey. You’ll also be entered into a raffle for some parkrun merchandise. ➡️ bit.ly/4ateikO parkrun UK