This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 1, Being a General Practitioner, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The core curriculum statement defines the key ...

We’ve all been there before: you feel under the weather, so you call your GP (general practitioner) surgery to book an appointment to speak to a doctor.

Patients are often confused as to whether they should go to a GP (general practitioner, or family doctor or primary care physician) when they fall ill, or if they should seek out a specialist.

The research also suggested that, where a patient’s condition was worsening, 69.5 per cent of patients reported preferring to consult a GP than a pharmacist and 42.7 per cent strongly agreed or agreed ...

Over one in five people had their last general practice appointment with a nurse, new data shows. The 2025 GP Patient Survey, ...

Nearly every GP surgery is missing a doctor, the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned, as the recruitment crisis reached it worst level on record.. One in six positions are now ...

The GP's View: General practitioners must keep seeing patients face to face . Expand 'The relationship between a patient and their GP is as important as a scalpel is to a surgeon' ...