Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

26/09/2025

Are you interested in advancing your skills in Minor Surgery?
We still have some spaces available on our 2-day Minor Surgery Course run by Medical Skills Courses.

📅 Date: Thursday 23 - Friday 24 October
📍 Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, Perth
🎓 CPD Accredited: Yes
👩‍⚕️ Hands-on training with experienced tutors
🛠️ Surgical techniques | Local anaesthesia | Suturing | DOPS and more!

Whether you're refreshing your skills or just starting out, this course is designed to be practical and relevant.

➡️Book your place today:

24/09/2025

Our manifesto 'General practice: The solution to the NHS crisis' has seven key asks of policy makers for next year's election. You can email your MSPs to ask them to back our manifesto using our quick and easy tool: https://rcgp.eaction.org.uk/RCGPScotland2026Manifesto

22/09/2025

Substance misuse in prisons represents a large risk to the health and wellbeing of people in custody, with GPs playing a key role in tackling these harms.

Read our response to the Criminal Justice Commitee's call for evidence on substance misuse in prisons here: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/d9dfced3-d9f5-427f-badf-5b487cf080e5/Criminal-Justice-Committee-Su…

22/09/2025

Welcome to your College | induction conference for new GP registrars
Wednesday 24 September
15:00 – 17:00 | online
https://rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?id=a1USg000001ngaDMAQ&site=a0d1i00000aKQbhAAG

Hosted by President Richard Vautrey, this online induction will feature:
🔹RCGP Chair Kamila Hawthorne, on ‘what the College is doing for you’
🔹RCGP GP Reg Chairs/Co Chairs, on ‘Life as a trainee / looking after yourself / exploring special interests / developing yourself during training / IMG support’
🔹RCGP Vice Chair Thomas Patel Campbell, on ‘making the most of your membership benefits’
🔹RCGP Vice Chair Margaret Ikpoh, on ‘CPD opportunties’

💬 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and get inspired as you begin your GP training journey.

19/09/2025

Here's some of what RCGP Scotland has done for members over the last fortnight. ⬇️

18/09/2025

Help us influence next year's election!

📢Email your local MSPs to ask them to back our manifesto's seven key asks to revitalise general practice so that GPs can end the NHS crisis. You can email your MSPs quickly using our template tool here: https://rcgp.eaction.org.uk/RCGPScotland2026Manifesto

17/09/2025

Thanks to The Scotsman for covering the launch of our 2026 Scottish Parliament manifesto. General practice - when properly supported and resourced - can be the solution to the NHS crisis. Read the manifesto here: https://t.co/XQeKuTahKb

16/09/2025

Today we have launched our manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

General practice is the solution to the NHS crisis. We're calling on political parties to make general practice and patient care a top priority in their manifestos.

Read our manifesto here: https://t.co/XQeKuTahKb

15/09/2025

🎉Congratulations to Dr Michael Blackmore and Dr Kirsten Woolley, our newly elected as ballot members, joining RCGP Scottish Council from November!

We look forward to working with you.

Thank you to all the candidates who put themselves forward for this election.

10/09/2025

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day and we're asking all GPs to prioritise their mental health.

The Workforce Specialist Service specialises in caring for regulated professionals as patients. Find out about the confidential support they offer:

Supporting the wellbeing of everyone working in health, social care and social work in Scotland

09/09/2025

NES have launched a new knowledge and skills framework for containing and controlling anti-microbial resistance.

The growing threat from anti-microbial resistance will affect us all and we encourage you to read more on Turas:

This learning zone hosts resources to support Scottish health and social care staff and students in gaining knowledge and skills to best protect antimicrobials (e.g. antibiotics) and prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance. The resources on this site have been co-produced by NHS Educatio...

08/09/2025

Over the past few weeks, RCGP Scotland has been busy connecting with members, supporting GP registrars, and championing general practice in Scotland.

📍From Inverness to Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow and Aberdeen, we have hosted five fantastic events bringing together GPs, trainees and students.

🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed their insights and energy. Your voices are vital to shaping the future of general practice in Scotland.