General Practitioners: Contracts
2026-06-02 · Department of Health and Social Care · 6693 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact on patient safety of his policy on GPs’ use of advice and guidance.
Answer
The Department and NHS England considered the potential impacts of expanding Advice and Guidance (A&G) as part of the policy development process, including through clinical input, established governance arrangements, and equalities considerations. A&a...