The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is arguing that despite GPs being highly trained to care for patients with asthma, they need more investment to meet demand. Dr Maureen Baker, Chair of the RCGP, said, ‘Asthma is a distressing condition that affects millions of people across the UK, and patients should be reassured that [...]
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has today published updated professional guidance for the prescribers of Specials which is endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, and the Royal College of Nursing. In 2012 the National Prescribing Centre and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the original [...]
Hot on the heels of the release of the recent NHS Improvement figures – which revealed that the number of antibiotics prescribed by GPs is down by over 2.6 million in one year alone – the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has issued a warning against complacency in the sector. Dr Maureen Baker, Chair [...]
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is lending its support to Lord O’Neil’s latest review on the global threat of antibiotics resistance and his proposals to reduce prescriptions of antibiotics. Dr Maureen Baker, Chair of the RCGP, commented, ‘Resistance to antibiotics continues to be a global threat, yet astonishingly, there hasn't been a new [...]
