Working Party News

January, 2020

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice was presented to Dr John Wynn-Jones at the 16th WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Albuquerque October 2019.This award recognises a clinician’s exemplary service to their rural communities, to their professional colleagues and to the next generation of doctors.

December, 2019

The WONCA Working Party on the Environment have prepared a statement recognising the climate emergency. This was endorsed by WONCA Executive last month.

November, 2019

It’s a great pleasure to announce the 17th WONCA World Rural Health Conference (WRHC 2020) to be held in Dhaka from 15th - 18th April 2020.

November, 2019

Free Access is being offered for a paper in the 30:4 issue : As professional identity formation is becoming an increasingly important concept and this paper refers to three important papers on this I felt it offered an opportunity to reflect on how as GP educators we can really support our students and trainees to develop in the challenging and rapidly changing health care environment we all face

October, 2019

Good mental health is related to mental and psychological well-being. Over the years, there have been increasing cases of anxiety, depression and suicides. One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. This year’s World Mental Health Day focus was on what can be done to prevent suicide.

October, 2019

Christopher Dowrick, chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health reports on the WHO Mental Health Forum: Geneva, 14-15 October 2019: I was delighted to participate once again in this annual event, together with WONCA colleagues Gabby Ivbijaro and Abdullah Al-Khatami. It was an excellent networking and information sharing event, highlighting important developments in global mental health.

October, 2019

Dr Maria Pilar Astier Pena, chair, WONCA Working Party on Quality and Safety in Family Medicine (WWPQS) reports:

October, 2019

On World Mental Health Day, October7, WONCA draws attention to an important new study of antidepressant prescribing in primary care.

September, 2019

Prof Thomas Kuehlein, WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC) reports:

September, 2019

John Wynn-Jones, chair WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice has provided his final annual report before handing over to Bruce Chater. This is an edited version of the report. The full version will be available in the WONCA Annual report 2018-19: