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{{stub}} {{NeedsImage}} The '''Royal College of General Practitioners''' ('''Royal College of GPs''', or '''RCGP''') is the main professional body for [[United Kingdom |UK]] doctors who work as General Practitioners (GPs).<ref name="rcgp">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcgp.org.uk/ | title = Royal College of General Practitioners {{!}} RCGP|website=rcgp.org.uk|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>. GPs are the first point of contact for all non-emergency health problems in the British [[NHS]]. The Royal College of GPs is a highly influential organization within the [[United Kingdom]], and members normally invited to contribute to the development of the [[NICE guidelines]], which are used to aid diagnosis and treatment of health conditions within the [[NHS]]. ==Aims== ==Services == ==Notable people== * [[Helen Stokes-Lampard]] is the current Chair of the RCGP Council. * One former Chair of the RCGP Council is [[Clare Gerada]], wife of [[Simon Wessely]]. ==History== ==Funding== ==RCGP and ME/CFS == The RCGP describes [[ME/CFS]] as [[Medically unexplained physical symptoms|medically unexplained symptoms]] rather than a '''neurological illness''', meaning the RCGP is at odds with the [[NHS]] and [[UK government]] position, which follows the [[World Health Organization]] classification system. [[SNOWMED]], the GP computer system, now classifies [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] and [[Postviral fatigue syndrome|post-viral fatigue syndrome]] as [[neurological]] rather than [[Mental health|psychological conditions]]. ==METRIC== METRIC is a training course about [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] and [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] provided by the Royal College of General Practitioners and aimed at UK GPs. METRIC was written in 2012, before the release of key data about the [[PACE trial]], and promotes the [[biopsychosocial model]] of understanding for [[ME/CFS]]. As a result, METRIC encourages the use of the controversial [[cognitive behavioral therapy]] and [[graded exercise therapy]] as treatments. ==Interviews and articles== * ==News== https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/medical-leaders-sign-joint-statement-response-nice-guidance-mecfs ==Online presence== *[http://www.rcgp.org.uk Website] *[http://www.twitter.com/rcgp Twitter] *Facebook *YouTube channel *LinkedIn ==See also== * [[NHS]] * [[UK Parliament Commons Chamber debate 24th January 2019]] * [[PACE trial]] *[[:File:1996 UK Chronic Fatigue Syndrome report.pdf | Report of a joint working group of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Psychiatrists and General Practitioners]] *[[United Kingdom]] ==Learn more== *Wikipedia == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Organizations]] [[Category:Psychological paradigm proponents]] [[Category:Organizations based in the United Kingdom]]
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