Friday 6 March 2026

Dear colleagues   GP contract imposition and referendum GPC England met on 26 February and voted to reject the Government’s 2026/27 GMS contract and to open a contract referendum of the profession on the imposed contract changes, which were announced on Tuesday last week .   It is vital you vote in the referendum. To do so, you must be a BMA member.   GP and GP registrar members should have received an email from Civica, inviting you to vote. You’ll be asked if you accept th

The confirmed minutes from the LMC meeting held on 12 January 2026 are available here.

Job Summary The GP Suite is delighted to invite applications for a Salaried GP for up to 8 sessions per week, with a view to partnership after 6 months. This role would suit either an experienced GP seeking a fresh challenge or a newly qualified GP looking to thrive in a supportive environment and develop management skills. You will be warmly welcomed into our friendly team within a well-established, high-performing practice. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinkin

Friday 20 February 2026

Friday 20 February 2026

Dear colleagues   General Practice: Critically Endangered, Facing Extinction The Government has indicated they will share their final positions on the 2026/27 GP contract changes in England next week and we await the details of this. It is vital they recognise the critical situation we face with increasing workloads, stretched finances and an exhausted workforce. In the meantime the BMA has just published a 30-minute podcast where the GPC England Chair, Dr Katie Bramall, and

Friday 6 February 2026

Dear colleagues   General Practice: Critically Endangered - Facing Extinction Many thanks to those of you who logged in to last week’s webinars. It was great to connect with over a thousand GPs joining and contributing to where we are now, and the future direction of travel ahead of coming back to you with more information next month regarding the 2026/27 contract. We expect to receive the final position from government at the end of the month. GPC England will also then meet

Gateshead and South Tyneside LMC have developed this guidance to clarify responsibility for patients moving into care homes across local practice boundaries. It addresses a common area of uncertainty for practices and care homes. The guidance has been developed in collaboration with local commissioners, community services and GST LMC, and is intended to support consistent, safe and appropriate patient care.

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Dear colleagues   General Practice: Critically Endangered - Facing Extinction   Last Thursday, GPC England met at BMA House for the first meeting of 2026; this week marked ‘Blue Monday’ - the lowest emotional point of the winter. You won’t be alone in struggling to find the joy in general practice currently, especially given relentless online demand and respiratory illnesses which have taken their toll on practices and GPs nationwide.  We are seeing some of our busiest days,

The confirmed minutes from the LMC meeting held on 1 December 2025 are available here.

Friday 19 December 2025

Dear colleague,   As 2025 draws to a close we bring you the last newsletter of the year, updating you on what’s been happening over the past few weeks and looking forward to what the new year may bring.   The approach from Government earlier this month was followed this week by our attendance at the Department of Health, where we met with DHSC, NHSE and Number 10 officials to discuss the 2026/27 GP contract proposals. We spent a significant period of time feeding back on thei

Friday 28 November 2025

Friday 28 November 2025

Dear colleagues   No more point scoring – let’s prioritise practice wellbeing and patient safety Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, wrote to all GPs in England . This is an unusual move, and it is in response to the GPC England officer team being firm in stating what we need for NHS general practice and with regards to the new requirements from October 1 st , including mitigations for safer management of online consultations that I know a l

Thursday 13 November 2025