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RCGP and BMA condemn shift to mandatory advice and guidance GP leaders have hit out at plans to make advice and guidance a mandatory part of the NHS referral process - warning it risks piling unfunded work onto GPs and delaying patient access to specialist…

RCGP and BMA condemn shift to mandatory advice and guidance

Why some GP practices are stopping flu jabs and more could follow Some GP practices have confirmed they have pulled out of delivering flu jabs because of underfunding - and LMC leaders say more could follow.

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Mandatory advice and guidance adds to patient safety risks, warns LMC Plans to make advice and guidance mandatory from April could put patients at risk - and NHS England should publish clinical evidence to support the change, an LMC has warned.

Mandatory advice and guidance adds to patient safety risks, warns LMC

Why the new GP contract will cause practices and PCNs cashflow challenges Changes to funding streams under the 2026/27 GP contract could leave practices and PCNs facing challenging cashflow issues in the year ahead, a specialist medical accountant has warned.

Why the new GP contract will cause practices and PCNs cashflow challenges

Why the BMA is warning that general practice faces 'extinction' General practice is 'critically endangered and facing extinction', warns the BMA in its latest campaign to highlight the challenges facing the profession. GPonline looks at the union's arguments to…

Why the BMA is warning that general practice faces 'extinction'

LMCs fear new contract could cause staff redundancies and early GP retirement The 2026/27 GP contract could push GPs into early retirement, cause an increase in patient complaints and lead to staff redundancies, LMCs have warned.

LMCs fear new contract could cause staff redundancies and early GP retirement

GPs told be 'vigilant' after fraudsters impersonate GMC asking for money GPs have been warned to be 'vigilant’ after doctors were targeted by fraudsters who are impersonating the GMC and asking for money.

GPs told be 'vigilant' after fraudsters impersonate GMC asking for money

GPs can charge fees for safeguarding reports and meetings, BMA confirms GPs can charge professional fees for completing safeguarding reports or attending case conferences, the BMA has said, after receiving legal advice on the issue.

GPs can charge fees for safeguarding reports and meetings, BMA confirms

Personal finance: Upcoming tax changes that GPs can’t ignore Graham Leyfield, GP financial planning expert at Wesleyan, highlights some key financial issues that GPs should bear in mind over the coming months.

Personal finance: Upcoming tax changes that GPs can’t ignore

GP practices miss out on vaccine payments after IT glitch Exclusive: GP practices have missed out on thousands of pounds in vaccine reimbursements because of IT and staffing issues.

My EXCLUSIVE for GPonline: GP practices miss out on vaccine payments after IT glitch

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BMA reveals breakdown of 2026/27 GP funding uplift Core GP funding will rise to £128.69 per patient and the maximum ARRS salary for a GP will move to almost £115,000 from April, GP leaders have revealed.

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BMA reveals breakdown of 2026/27 GP funding uplift

New contract will leave practices worse off and rob GPs of right to refer, warns BMA The GMS contract package for 2026/27 will leave practices worse off, with increased workload - and threatens to strip GPs of their right to refer, BMA England GP committee chair Dr Katie Bramall has…

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The 2026/27 GP contract is a 'recipe for total destruction of general practice', warns @bma.org.uk England GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social.

Podcast: Dr Katie Bramall on why the new GP contract is unsafe and how GPs can fight back BMA England GP committee chair Dr Katie Bramall speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower about the 2026/27 GP contract and the BMA’s referendum on the deal, which launched this week.

Podcast: @bma.org.uk England GP committee chair Dr Katie Bramall on why the new GP contract is unsafe and how GPs can fight back

ARRS uplift for 2026/27 will be confirmed alongside final GP pay uplift The government will confirm total 2026/27 funding for the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) when it announces the final pay rise for GPs - which will be informed by advice from the Doctors…

ARRS uplift for 2026/27 will be confirmed alongside final GP pay uplift

BMA reveals timeline for GP action as contract referendum begins Exclusive: GPs will likely return to collective action in April and could move to a ballot on full-day walkouts in summer if they reject the 2026/27 contract in a BMA referendum opening today.

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BMA reveals timeline for GP action as contract referendum begins

Neighbourhood NHS already transforming care, say healthcare leaders Healthcare leaders have shared their views on how the neighbourhood model is already transforming care and increasing trust in public services including general practice.

Neighbourhood NHS already transforming care, say healthcare leaders

GPs to follow 'locally-agreed referral pathways' as advice and guidance DES ends GP practices in England will be expected to follow 'locally agreed referral pathways' from April as the £80m advice and guidance DES for 2025/26 is scrapped, a senior NHS official has said - and most…

GPs to follow 'locally-agreed referral pathways' as advice and guidance DES ends

Why the 2026/27 contract risks increased financial pressure for practices Scrapping capacity and access payments to create a practice-level GP recruitment fund risks overshadowing any benefit to practices from the overall £485m funding uplift in the 2026/27 GP contract…

Why the 2026/27 contract risks increased financial pressure for practices

Viewpoint: Why mandatory advice and guidance risks a patient safety fiasco Plans to make advice and guidance a part of core general practice work from April as the current £80m DES is scrapped risks undermining GPs' role and patient safety, warns London GP Dr Tom Riddington.

Viewpoint: Why mandatory advice and guidance risks a patient safety fiasco

Neighbourhoods could be derailed without funding, warns NHS leader Emerging neighbourhood models could be derailed if the NHS fails to shift funding out of hospitals to support them, the GP leading England's national neighbourhood health implementation programme…

Neighbourhoods could be derailed without funding, warns NHS leader

Podcast: What does the 2026/27 GP contract mean for general practice in England? GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock discuss GP contract changes for 2026/27 and how they could affect practices.

Podcast: What does the 2026/27 GP contract mean for general practice in England?

GPs to vote in contract referendum as BMA rejects 2026/27 deal All GPs and GP registrars in England will be asked to vote in a referendum on the GMS contract package for 2026/27 - after the deal was rejected 'ovewhelmingly' by the BMA England GP committee.

GPs to vote in contract referendum as BMA rejects 2026/27 deal

Don't wait for neighbourhood guidance to start left shift, NHS leaders say Health and social care leaders - including GPs - should not hold off moving care into the community while they wait for guidance on neighbourhood working, government and NHS officials have said.

Don't wait for neighbourhood guidance to start left shift, NHS leaders say

LMC calls for new leadership at BMA GP committee The leader of the BMA England GP committee is facing a call to step down over the collapse in the profession's relationship with government at a pivotal moment for general practice.

LMC calls for new leadership at BMA GP committee

Contract uplift leaves practices 'treading water' and risks cashflow crisis The cash uplift promised in the 2026/27 GP contract will leave practices 'treading water', while plans to strip £292m from PCNs to fund practice-level GP recruitment threaten 'major cashflow…

Contract uplift leaves practices 'treading water' and risks cashflow crisis

GP contract funding to rise by £485m in 2026/27 GP funding will rise by £485m in 2026/27 under an updated contract package revealed by the government - with around £300m more diverted from PCNs to fund practice-level GP recruitment.

GP contract funding to rise by £485m in 2026/27
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Raid on PCN cash to fund practice-level recruitment as ARRS rules changed General practice will be handed £292m stripped from PCNs to fund practice-level GP recruitment - and additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) roles will be opened up to experienced GPs under chang...

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What's in the GP contract for 2026/27? GPonline outlines what's set to change under the GP contract in 2026/27.

What's in the GP contract for 2026/27?
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New targets on obesity and same-day access in 2026/27 GP contract GP practices will face new QOF obesity targets in the 2026/27 contract - and could see extra freedom around additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) cash, new targets on same-day access for…

New targets on obesity and same-day access in 2026/27 GP contract

Neighbourhood policy vacuum risks hard-wiring NHS to GPs' disadvantage Development of NHS neighbourhood models without clear guidance or contracts to shape them risks entrenching existing power imbalances in the health service - unless GPs take the initiative now to…

Neighbourhood policy vacuum risks hard-wiring NHS to GPs' disadvantage