Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE New GP Training Facility opens in Cork
Irish College of General Practitioners marks a significant milestone in GP Training with the official opening of a new facility for Cork GP Training Scheme at St Mary’s Health Campus in Gurranabraher. Enhanced new learning environment for GPs coincides with expansion...
PRESS RELEASE Record number of applications for 2023 GP Training Programme
Irish College of General Practitioners receives record number of applications for 2023 Training Programme.. Numbers show increasing popularity of General Practice as a career choice. (21st November 2022) The Irish College of General Practitioners, the professional...
PRESS RELEASE ICGP proposes 10 solutions to GP Workforce & Workload Crisis
Irish College of General Practitioners proposes 10 potential solutions to the growing shortage of GPs, in a comprehensive Discussion Paper called “Shaping the Future of General Practice.” ICGP Research shows Budget 2023 extension of free GP cards could lead to 640,000...
PRESS RELEASE ICGP Calls for Structured Care for People with Enduring Mental Illness
On World Mental Health Day, (Oct 10th), Irish College of General Practitioners calls for structured twice-yearly GP visits for people with enduring mental illness to help reduce high levels of physical illness and mortality rates. (Embargo 7am Monday 10th October) ...
STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE from the Irish College of General Practitioners
The Irish College of General Practitioners, the professional and training body for General Practitioners in Ireland, has issued a statement of condolence following the devastating explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal. College President, Dr Paul Armstrong, who is a GP...
PRESS RELEASE Launch of new Menopause Guide for GPs by Minister Stephen Donnelly TD
New Menopause Quick Reference Guide a significant milestone in the management of menopause in general practice in Ireland. (4th October 2022) The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) is the professional body for general practice in Ireland. The ICGP is the...
PRESS RELEASE Expansion of free GP Visit Cards will lead to longer waiting times for patients.
Innovative solutions to the GP Workforce crisis needed as Government announces expansion of free GP care in Budget 2023. Only one in five (21%) of GP practices can take new GMS patients, and one in four (26%) can take new private patients, ICGP survey shows. 27th...
PRESS STATEMENT ICGP Pre-Budget Submission 2023
8th September 2022 (for immediate release) ICGP warns of GP workforce crisis as population grows and becomes older. Only one in five (21%) of GP practices can take new GMS patients, and one in four (26%) can take new private patients, ICGP survey shows. Pre Budget...
STATEMENT Response to Medical Council’s Workforce Intelligence Report
The Irish College of General Practitioners, the professional and training body for General Practitioners in Ireland, has responded to the publication of the Medical Council’s Workforce Intelligence Report . ( 2nd September 2022 For immediate release.) The report...
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