General Practitioners: Contracts
2026-05-20 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL372 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the clinical and patient safety implications of mandating general practitioners to use Advice and Guidance prior to referral to specialist care within the 2026-27 GP contract and in what cl
Answer
The purpose of Advice and Guidance and an elective Single Point of Access is to ensure patients and practices receive rapid specialist assessment and a clear next step, using modern referral and triage approaches. It is important to emphasise that the cli...