Irish College of General Practitioners wins Social Media award for its #BEaGP campaign at the Irish National Healthcare Awards
The professional and training body for General Practice in Ireland, the Irish College of General Practitioners, won first prize in the "Best Use of Social Media" category for its #BEaGP campaign to highlight the advantages of its general practice training programme. » read more
Extending the GP Visit card is socially progressive, but will put further pressure on waiting times for GP services, says ICGP
The Irish College of General Practitioners, the professional and training body for general practice in Ireland, welcomes the extension of the free GP Visit card in today's Budget announcement, but warns that extending free GP visits will further increase demand on GPs
Practices and extend waiting times, without properly-resourced chronic illness management. » read more
Irish College of General Practitioners representatives attend Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to discuss the preparation of clinical guidelines in light of the impending introduction of abortion services in Ireland.
Three representatives - Dr John O'Brien (President), Dr Mary Favier (Vice-President) and Dr Tony Cox (Medical Director) - attended the session of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health today (Wed. September 19th) to discuss the clinical guidelines being prepared in light of the impending introduction of abortion services in Ireland. » read more
General Practice at a critical juncture and could be irreparably damaged if not properly resourced
ICGP could increase training places to 250 per year but retention measures urgently required to replace 700 GPs due to retire in next four years. » read more
CPE ICGP Alert (members only)
Following the publication today of a CPE-related story in the Sunday Business Post, the College wishes to provide the following information to our members. » read more
Statement regarding the consultation process to prepare guidelines for the provision of termination of pregnancy services by general practitioners
The Irish College of General Practitioners has begun a comprehensive consultation process with its members on the feasibility of providing termination of pregnancy services by general practitioners. » read more
The Irish College of General Practitioners congratulates Dr Rita Doyle on her election as President of the Irish Medical Council
Wicklow GP has been the ICGP nominee on Council since 2013. » read more
Irish College of General Practitioners welcomes the clarity brought by the referendum outcome.
More detailed information will be required in designing and resourcing services for those with crisis pregnancies. » read more
Annual Conference of ICGP a huge success, with biggest ever attendance and largest range of sessions
The two-day Annual Conference of the Irish College of General Practitioners, held over Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May, was a huge success, with the biggest attendance to date, and positive feedback from members. » read more
Presentations from the ICGP Annual Conference 2018
The College's Annual Conference and AGM is taking place today (Friday the 25th) and tomorrow (Saturday the 26th) in the Convention Centre, Dublin. » read more
