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Wessex LMCs responds to HSSIB interim report on Advice and Guidance. 19 August 2026. Responding to the publication of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) interim report into Advice and Guidance (A&G) services, Wessex Local Medical Committees (LMCs) said: The HSSIB report identifies patient safety concerns associated with the implementation of Advice and Guidance […]
Since May, following an overwhelming rejection of the imposed 2026/27 GP contract by BMA members, the BMA has been asking practices to take action to highlight the unprecedented pressures facing general practice and the urgent need for meaningful investment and reform. The message to the Government being that general practice must be placed on a […]
Across England, practices are witnessing an unprecedented acceleration in patient list cleansing. What might appear to be a routine administrative exercise has rapidly become one of the most significant financial and operational challenges facing general practice this year. Over the past six months alone, GP practice lists have fallen by 344,000 patients. At current Global […]
We are delighted to introduce Lizzie, Nikki, Clare and Samantha who are our new In-House Nurse Advisor Team. They will provide support to the Wessex LMCs Office Team as a dedicated resource in relation to nursing related matters. This will strengthen the support for practice nursing colleagues across our area. The Nurse Advisor Team will play a […]
When NHS England first published its proposals for Single Neighbourhood Providers (SNPs) and Multi-Neighbourhood Providers (MNPs), many in General Practice reacted with understandable scepticism. Is this the end of Primary Care Networks? Is this another step towards dissolving the independent contractor model? Will neighbourhood services simply become another vehicle for transferring work away from hospitals […]
In May 2026, general practices across Wessex LMCs supported 4 million registered patients and delivered 1.8 million attended appointments, with more than 800,000 provided on the same day they were requested. Our webpage, Local and National General Practice Data, brings together consolidated datapacks that describe the current position of general practice.
GPC England are asking GPs and practices to refuse all new requests for shared care where these are not appropriately resourced. GPs and Practices should not accept new informal arrangements and should only enter them where terms are clear, clinically safe, and adequately resourced. GPCE also encourage practices to work with their LMCs and use […]
From 1 June, GPCE are urging GP partnerships and practices across England to take part in a further collective action, in the face of the Government’s continued intransigence. GPCE are thankful to every practice that has taken part in collective action around data sharing agreements during May to stay safe and sustainable in the face […]
As of 1 May, the BMA are urging GP partners and practices to take part in collective action, given Government’s insufficient assurances regarding our concerns over the 2026/27 GP contract. Practices are working in crisis-level environments, where every day feels ‘exceptional’ in terms of unlimited demand outstripping available workforce capacity. Being placed in a position […]