Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland

07/03/2026

Thanks to Maree Todd MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, for talking to us about efforts to reduce alcohol harms and her family's own experiences. If you want to hear more about Maree's parents' recoveries, then listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oSvApsAJ7MIjG3xN4lTfe?si=Gr_ZjUfuQd6WmyMi7a6Pbw

06/03/2026

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

05/03/2026

Do you know a GP or primary care team who is quietly (or loudly!) making things greener, smarter, and more sustainable in the North East of Scotland? The North East Scotland Faculty Climate and Sustainability Award is back for 2026, and we would love your nominations!

This award recognises a project or initiative that reduces environmental impact in primary care, whether that’s cutting waste, improving systems, or making changes that help people live more sustainably. It can be an individual or a team, and it does not need to be a huge project. Sometimes the simplest ideas create the biggest ripple effect! 🍃

We’re particularly keen to hear about initiatives like greener prescribing, changes that reduce the carbon footprint of everyday practice, smarter systems that cut waste and projects that support sustainable living.

Nominations can be made here https://office.pulse.ly/m3drgaqcvk and close at midday on Friday 24 April 2026.

05/03/2026

March is Endometriosis Action Month.

Build your knowledge and confidence in supporting patients with endometriosis through our e-learning, links in the comments 👇

04/03/2026

✨ South East Faculty Annual Lecture ✨

Join us on Thursday 2nd April to hear from Dr Rob Lawson, a respected GP and founding figure within the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Rob has been instrumental in promoting lifestyle medicine as an evidence-based and clinically relevant discipline within primary care.

🎟️ If you would like to join us either in person or virtually please click the link below 👇
https://bit.pulse.ly/x9uyoxffa1

03/03/2026

Chair Dr Chris Provan has written an article for The Daily Record explaining why we believe walk‑in centres will not provide the widely promised solution to the 8am rush for appointments. In short, walk‑in centres are costly to run, deliver fewer services than core GP practices, risk widening health inequalities, and have already proven unsuccessful in England.

Dr Chris Provan, Chair of the Royal College of GPs in Scotland, has criticised the claims made about the new services.

02/03/2026

🗳️Join RCGP Scotland for a special online hustings event, where you’ll hear directly from Scotland’s major political parties about their vision for a stronger general practice.

📢This is your chance to engage directly with the people shaping Scotland’s future.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVU-VDMk

26/02/2026

Walk-in centres deliver a very limited range of services at a greater cost than core general practice. We do not believe the Scottish Government's pilot represents a good use of funding at a time of significant pressures - should the pilot fail, as we expect, then the walk-in centres should be closed, and the funds diverted to where it will make greatest impact for patients: core general practice.

25/02/2026

Thanks to BBC Verify for examining the Scottish Government’s pilot of GP led walk-in centres. It is our view - based on evidence from elsewhere - that GP walk-in clinics are unlikely to deliver the promised 1 million appointments and will not significantly reduce pressures on core general practice.

Read more via the link in our bio.

23/02/2026

Today, we have issued a consensus statement with five other medical and healthcare membership organisations warning of our shared concerns regarding proposed changes to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Read more here:

 A group of six major medical and healthcare membership organisations in Scotland has issued a joint consensus statement warning of their significant concern regarding changes now being proposed to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

22/02/2026

Our thanks to Maree Todd MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, for talking to us about efforts to reduce alcohol harms and her family's own experiences.

You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oSvApsAJ7MIjG3xN4lTfe?si=Gr_ZjUfuQd6WmyMi7a6Pbw

21/02/2026

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