The RCGP's annual conference kicks off today in Bournemouth and Healthcare Republic and GP newspaper will have unrivalled coverage of what's happening at the event.
Over the next three days, we are producing a special daily edition of GP for conference delegates and we have a team of journalists reporting on what the key speakers have to say and the issues raised at fringe events.
In this week's GP we preview the event with an exclusive interview with RCGP chairman Professor Steve Field, who talks about his first year in post and Lord Darzi's proposals to reform the NHS. However, there are also signs that the college is concerned about how NHS reforms are being implemented.
GPs unable to attend the conference will be able to keep up with all the latest news by logging onto Healthcare Republic, where we'll be posting all the key stories over the next two days.
Highlights to look out for include a keynote address from Lord Ara Darzi this afternoon, followed by a discussion between Lord Darzi and Professor Field, plus a panel debate between the chief medical officers for Wales and Northern Ireland, the NHS medical director for England, Dr Richard Vautrey from the GPC and Sir Ian Carruthers, chief executive of South West SHA, which takes place tomorrow morning.
At the conference today, GP and the RCGP will also unveil the 2009 GP Enterprise Awards, which are supported by the MDU.
The awards aim to recognise the wealth of innovation in general practice and showcase new ways of working that can be replicated by other practices. There are seven award categories that practices can enter and readers of GP will be invited to vote for an overall winner from the category winners. The overall winner will receive a prize of £4,000.
If you think that your practice has come up with an innovative way of working, or you have a particular achievement that you feel is worth promoting more widely, you can find all of the details on how to enter here. There will also be much more information about the awards, including profiles of past winners, in GP over the coming months.
If you happen to be at the RCGP conference today or tomorrow, you can stop by to meet members of the GP team at our stand (stand 18), where you can also pick up an entry form for the Enterprise Awards or a copy of our daily paper.