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General Practitioners: Contracts

Commons · Question 122776 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

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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...