Fantastic news! We are one step closer to having a loneliness strategy for NI. Thanks to every MLA who spoke in support of the motion. The Assembly unanimously agreed that we urgently need a cross-departmental, fully funded strategy led by The Executive Office #TacklingLoneliness

GPs are the way most of us access healthcare when we are sick. We need them to be open and accessible in our communities. It’s clear there needs to be a fundamental review of the funding of general practice in NI.

Amazing womens health resource-The FSRH RoyalCollegeObsGyn British Menopause Society RCGP & other info,evidence based guidelines,prescribing support & training all in one place 😃

Recently funding/activity ⏬to 50%. Our leaders (Department of Health , Robin Swann BMA Northern Ireland ) need to recognise the importance of this multi-award winning service and fund it properly. An effective primary care will be the backbone in rebuilding our broken NI #NHS Time is running out!

🔼capacity in primary care = ⏬ in demand for routine 2dary care service across NI. GPECS has been shown in surveys to 🔼recruitment and likelihood of retention of doctors in primary care. We have an extremely high levels of patient satisfaction.

We are joining with community & voluntary sector colleagues in support of today's Assembly motion calling for a cross-departmental Loneliness Strategy #tacklingloneliness

👏👏👏Massive congratulations to our team on winning a NI Health Care award for our Primary Care Dermatology service. A fantastic achievement. Well done to all involved

At #NIACT conference today on sexual and reproductive health, supported by Informing Choices NI. Welcome recognition in their new report of the value of GPECS and the need to reverse funding cuts to GP-led gynae services

With Louise sands +siobhan mcentee Two amazing ambassadors for GP education at #ICIC24 today. Born out of a need to support GPs during the early days of the pandemic GPNI.co.uk has become a vital professional and learning support for the whole practice team! 👏Eastern GP Federation Support Unit

RCGP Northern Ireland calls for urgent action to stabilise general practice gponline.com/rcgp-northern-… #GPnews RCGPNI

Hearing reflections from Liz Kimmins Diane Dodds Alan Chambers MLA North Down. Colin McGrath 🇺🇦 Nuala McAllister MLA during our “Workforce fit for the future” launch. Thanks for your support today. Hoping your influence will help primary care realise the funding it needs to survive #GPRetention

Thank you so much Liz Kimmins for your sponsorship and support to make the event today happen. We look forward to continuing to engage with you and colleagues on our recommendations

GP services are in crisis and urgent action is needed, a RCGPNI report has found

Marie-Louise Connolly reports

Thank you so much to the PICRT team for their excellent presentation today on the vital work they do to support practice stability across NI 💪

Health Minister must take action to avoid deepening GP workforce crisis, says Nuala McAllister MLA.

Read more: allianceparty.pulse.ly/zxeducgjex

A positive, solution focused strategy to improve workforce retention in general practice in Northern Ireland. Great work by RCGP NI! ⁦nigelhart⁩

Thank you Robin Swann for speaking at today's event and engaging with GP colleagues. We look forward to working constructively with you around solutions presented in our report and how these might be realised to stabilise services, supporting our workforce to support patients

RCGPNI Liz Kimmins Diane Dodds Alan Chambers MLA North Down. Colin McGrath 🇺🇦 Thank you for the opportunity to speak. I feel such a failure, to patients, staff and colleagues..... but the solutions and strategy are there, the RCGPNI document is part of that. Please listen to our leaders Alan Stout Ursula Mason give patients and general practice hope!

Sorry not to be able to be present today but great to see this important strategy getting the attention it deserves; a strategy to ensure the sustainability of a GP service on behalf of the NI public👇
Thanks RCGPNI

Really glad to be at the RCGPNI Retention Strategy launch today. Strong models of care and cooperation between Primary care and Paediatrics are crucial to the wellbeing of children and families and the doctors who care for them Ursula Mason Ray Nethercott Department of Health