General Practitioners: Contracts
Commons · Question 122776 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory pre-referral Advice and Guidance requirements from 1 April 2026 on workload transferred to GP practices, including the w
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 31 Mar 2026
Advice and Guidance (A&G) is designed to support quicker, clearer clinical decision making, by enabling general practitioners (GPs) and specialists to discuss and agree on the most appropriate next steps for a patient. The 2026/27 GP Contract does not...