Category: Updates, Hot Topics & FAQs

Update from Dr Clare Bannon, GPC England Chair. Our priority since July has been to secure written confirmation from the Government to agree to re-enter formal bilateral negotiations with us. We set a deadline for this, coinciding with a meeting of GPC England (GPCE) on 17 September. The GPCE officer team has had a positive […]

On 9th September, I travelled to Parliament and met with the Liberal Democrat MPs and their policy writer to share the experiences, concerns, and priorities of our General Practice members. The conversation was an opportunity to champion the vital role of GPs and their teams, and to emphasise the importance of respect, realistic expectations and […]

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 […]

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 […]