Written questions

General Practitioners: Contracts

Commons · Question 122779 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has engaged formally with the General Medical Council about the interaction between mandatory pre-referral Advice and Guidance requirements and the professional duty of GPs unde

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 30 Mar 2026

In early 2026, we concluded the consultation on the changes to the GP Contract for 2026/27. As part of this process, we expanded the consultation to engage with a wider set of primary care stakeholders, these were the British Medical Association’s General...