The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the professional body for general practitioner

General practitioner

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s (GPs) in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges

Medical Royal Colleges

There are a number of medical royal colleges in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Each is responsible for a different speciality within the medical field...

, with over 42,000 members. The RCGP was founded in 1952 in London

London

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, England

England

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 and is a registered charity

Charitable organization

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. Its motto is Cum Scientia Caritas - "Compassion [empowered] with Knowledge."
The RCGP is unique amongst the medical royal colleges in having both a President and a Chairman.