This is the Government's opportunity to reset relations with GPs. We need a confirmed roadmap for:
> £50 per patient increase in core practice funding
> Clarity on turning unsafe demand into manageable care for our patients.
www.bma.org.uk/gpcontract
> £50 per patient increase in core practice funding
> Clarity on turning unsafe demand into manageable care for our patients.
www.bma.org.uk/gpcontract
September 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This is the Government's opportunity to reset relations with GPs. We need a confirmed roadmap for:
> £50 per patient increase in core practice funding
> Clarity on turning unsafe demand into manageable care for our patients.
www.bma.org.uk/gpcontract
> £50 per patient increase in core practice funding
> Clarity on turning unsafe demand into manageable care for our patients.
www.bma.org.uk/gpcontract
A survey by Wesleyan has found that three-quarters of GPs now have portfolio careers, combining NHS practice with roles such as teaching, research, consultancy and private practice.
healthcaretoday.com/article/thre...
#GeneralPractice #NHSWorkforce #PortfolioCareers #Healthcare #GPContract
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Three-quarters of GPs now have portfolio careers
The majority of GPs are combining their role with private practice and teaching as a way to manage the pressures of the job, research finds.
healthcaretoday.com
July 28, 2026 at 7:40 AM
A survey by Wesleyan has found that three-quarters of GPs now have portfolio careers, combining NHS practice with roles such as teaching, research, consultancy and private practice.
healthcaretoday.com/article/thre...
#GeneralPractice #NHSWorkforce #PortfolioCareers #Healthcare #GPContract
healthcaretoday.com/article/thre...
#GeneralPractice #NHSWorkforce #PortfolioCareers #Healthcare #GPContract
Alec Collie, head of medical at Wesleyan, finds that the new GP contract has intensified uncertainty for many doctors.
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#GPContract #GeneralPractice #NHS #GPWorkforce #PrimaryCare #GPRetention #NHSPolicy #HealthcareLeadership
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#GPContract #GeneralPractice #NHS #GPWorkforce #PrimaryCare #GPRetention #NHSPolicy #HealthcareLeadership
Comment: Why the new GP contract isn’t delivering the stability GPs need
Alec Collie, head of medical at Wesleyan Financial Services, finds that the new GP contract has intensified uncertainty for many doctors.
healthcaretoday.com
June 25, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Alec Collie, head of medical at Wesleyan, finds that the new GP contract has intensified uncertainty for many doctors.
healthcaretoday.com/article/comm...
#GPContract #GeneralPractice #NHS #GPWorkforce #PrimaryCare #GPRetention #NHSPolicy #HealthcareLeadership
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#GPContract #GeneralPractice #NHS #GPWorkforce #PrimaryCare #GPRetention #NHSPolicy #HealthcareLeadership
Have you emailed to flag this? GPCONTRACT@BMA.ORG.UK with your membership number.
(Sorry, not sure why it’s capitals, I don’t normally shout email addresses!!)
(Sorry, not sure why it’s capitals, I don’t normally shout email addresses!!)
March 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Have you emailed to flag this? GPCONTRACT@BMA.ORG.UK with your membership number.
(Sorry, not sure why it’s capitals, I don’t normally shout email addresses!!)
(Sorry, not sure why it’s capitals, I don’t normally shout email addresses!!)
None of this www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... explains the quality assurance aspect from the patient perspective I.e. who makes sure GPs are doing what they should be doing - instead of telling older housebound people that all appointments are now digital! Plus how to complain!
#gpcontract #nhs
#gpcontract #nhs
GP Funding And Contracts Explained | The King's Fund
This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
January 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
None of this www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... explains the quality assurance aspect from the patient perspective I.e. who makes sure GPs are doing what they should be doing - instead of telling older housebound people that all appointments are now digital! Plus how to complain!
#gpcontract #nhs
#gpcontract #nhs
GPs have until March 25th to vote in the BMA referendum on the imposed contract. If you're not a member, join by March 19th. Check emails from bma@cesvotes.com or contact GPcontract@bma.org.uk. This vote matters. #GPcontract #BMA
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@TheBMA
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Medics Money podcast - Podcast App Links - Plink
Podcast App links to listen, download, and subscribe to Medics Money podcast. Click to listen! Medics Money podcast by Medics Money described as: The Medics‘ Money Podcast helps doctors, dentists and…
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March 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
GPs have until March 25th to vote in the BMA referendum on the imposed contract. If you're not a member, join by March 19th. Check emails from bma@cesvotes.com or contact GPcontract@bma.org.uk. This vote matters. #GPcontract #BMA
Full episode here: plinkhq.com/i/1529627459
@TheBMA
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@TheBMA
#outofhospitalcare #NHSfunding #DHSC #patientaccess #NHSpatients #communitybasedcare #AdviceandGuidance #localhubs #GPpractices #episodeofcare #rewiringtheNHS #NHSservices #PlanforChange #generalpractice #familydoctor #GPcontract #familyGPservices #GPservices
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plan for GPs to keep millions of patients out of hospital
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#BMA #BritishMedicalAssociation #GPContract #NHSEngland #GPCommitteeforEngland #GPCE #BMSContract #GeneralMedicalServicescontract #GPs #PrimaryCare #generalpractice #GPservices #healthservice #NHSpressures #communitycare #familyGP #PrimaryCareNetworks
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
BMA accepts 2025/26 contract for GPs in England as a ‘starting point’ - BMA media centre - BMA
Press release from the BMA
www.bma.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#BMA #BritishMedicalAssociation #GPContract #NHSEngland #GPCommitteeforEngland #GPCE #BMSContract #GeneralMedicalServicescontract #GPs #PrimaryCare #generalpractice #GPservices #healthservice #NHSpressures #communitycare #familyGP #PrimaryCareNetworks
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
BMA accepts 2025/26 contract for GPs in England as a ‘starting point’ - BMA media centre - BMA
Press release from the BMA
www.bma.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🧑⚕️Bringing back the family doctor is a welcome priority in the new #GPcontract.
Now we need it to work for everyone - including shift workers and those with caring responsibilities who struggle to access appointments. #HealthEquality 4/4
Now we need it to work for everyone - including shift workers and those with caring responsibilities who struggle to access appointments. #HealthEquality 4/4
February 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🧑⚕️Bringing back the family doctor is a welcome priority in the new #GPcontract.
Now we need it to work for everyone - including shift workers and those with caring responsibilities who struggle to access appointments. #HealthEquality 4/4
Now we need it to work for everyone - including shift workers and those with caring responsibilities who struggle to access appointments. #HealthEquality 4/4
🧵Our response to today's #GPContract announcement:
The agreement between the Government and the BMA is extremely welcome, but we have concerns about health inequalities if implementation isn't carefully managed 1/4
The agreement between the Government and the BMA is extremely welcome, but we have concerns about health inequalities if implementation isn't carefully managed 1/4
February 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🧵Our response to today's #GPContract announcement:
The agreement between the Government and the BMA is extremely welcome, but we have concerns about health inequalities if implementation isn't carefully managed 1/4
The agreement between the Government and the BMA is extremely welcome, but we have concerns about health inequalities if implementation isn't carefully managed 1/4
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It saddens us to confirm that the profession entered dispute with the Government on 1 October 2025 over its broken promises relating to GP contract renewal and investment and the 2025/26 GP contract c...
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March 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Our final new contract webinar is Weds lunchtime 12-1.30 Head to BMA.org.uk/GPcontract to register & don’t forget to vote in the GP referendum - it’s your decision re: the 26/27 contract
Our final new contract webinar is Weds lunchtime 12-1.30 Head to BMA.org.uk/GPcontract to register & don’t forget to vote in the GP referendum - it’s your decision re: the 26/27 contract
Campaigning on the future of General Practice
It saddens us to confirm that the profession entered dispute with the Government on 1 October 2025 over its broken promises relating to GP contract renewal and investment and the 2025/26 GP contract c...
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March 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Thanks to @bmj.com & & @kamranabbasi.bsky.social for having me on the podcast: bit.ly/4t1BjVR
Our final new contract webinar is Weds lunchtime 12-1.30 Head to BMA.org.uk/GPcontract to register & don’t forget to vote in the GP referendum - it’s your decision re: the 26/27 contract
Our final new contract webinar is Weds lunchtime 12-1.30 Head to BMA.org.uk/GPcontract to register & don’t forget to vote in the GP referendum - it’s your decision re: the 26/27 contract
Doctors in the #UK will be given thousands of pounds in #bonuspayments from April for #prescribing #EliLilly's #weightloss drug #Mounjaro under the 2026/27 #GPcontract.
UK spurs prescribing of obesity jab Mounjaro with GP bonus
Doctors in the UK will be given thousands of pounds in bonus payments from April for prescribing Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Mounjaro.
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February 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Doctors in the #UK will be given thousands of pounds in #bonuspayments from April for #prescribing #EliLilly's #weightloss drug #Mounjaro under the 2026/27 #GPcontract.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has accused government ministers of ‘ignoring nurses’ in the new GP contract.
#RCN #GPcontract #nursing #GPNs #nurses
#RCN #GPcontract #nursing #GPNs #nurses
RCN accuses ministers of ‘ignoring nurses’ in new GP contract
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has accused government ministers of ‘ignoring nurses’ in the new GP contract.
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March 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has accused government ministers of ‘ignoring nurses’ in the new GP contract.
#RCN #GPcontract #nursing #GPNs #nurses
#RCN #GPcontract #nursing #GPNs #nurses
Patients identified by practices as ‘clinically urgent’ must be ‘dealt with’ on the same day as part of a new requirement set out in the latest GP contract.
#GPcontract #NHS #GPNs #patients #nursing
#GPcontract #NHS #GPNs #patients #nursing
New requirements on patient access unveiled in GP contract
Patients identified by practices as ‘clinically urgent’ must be ‘dealt with’ on the same day as set out in the latest GP contract.
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March 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Patients identified by practices as ‘clinically urgent’ must be ‘dealt with’ on the same day as part of a new requirement set out in the latest GP contract.
#GPcontract #NHS #GPNs #patients #nursing
#GPcontract #NHS #GPNs #patients #nursing
The chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has raised concerns that the new GP contract appears to focus ‘solely on the medical workforce’.
#GPcontract #NHSEngland #DHSC #GPNs #Nursing
#GPcontract #NHSEngland #DHSC #GPNs #Nursing
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March 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has raised concerns that the new GP contract appears to focus ‘solely on the medical workforce’.
#GPcontract #NHSEngland #DHSC #GPNs #Nursing
#GPcontract #NHSEngland #DHSC #GPNs #Nursing
A new practice-level reimbursement scheme to help recruit new GPs is being introduced in England this year, it has been announced.
#GPContract #GPNs #Nursing #NHS
#GPContract #GPNs #Nursing #NHS
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March 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A new practice-level reimbursement scheme to help recruit new GPs is being introduced in England this year, it has been announced.
#GPContract #GPNs #Nursing #NHS
#GPContract #GPNs #Nursing #NHS
The GP contract will include funding for an assumed 2.5% pay rise for general practice nurses and other staff, it has been announced.
#GPcontract #GPs #GPNs #Nursing
#GPcontract #GPs #GPNs #Nursing
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March 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The GP contract will include funding for an assumed 2.5% pay rise for general practice nurses and other staff, it has been announced.
#GPcontract #GPs #GPNs #Nursing
#GPcontract #GPs #GPNs #Nursing
New incentive payments will be given to GP practices that don’t hit childhood vaccination targets but that are making ‘progress’ with uptake, it has been announced.
#GPs #GPNS #ChildhoodVaccinations #GPContract
#GPs #GPNS #ChildhoodVaccinations #GPContract
New GP contract to include incentive payments for improved childhood vaccination rates
New incentive payments will be given to GP practices that don’t hit childhood vaccination targets but that are making ‘progress’ with uptake.
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March 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
New incentive payments will be given to GP practices that don’t hit childhood vaccination targets but that are making ‘progress’ with uptake, it has been announced.
#GPs #GPNS #ChildhoodVaccinations #GPContract
#GPs #GPNS #ChildhoodVaccinations #GPContract
Contract agreement confirms 4% pay uplift for general practice nurses in Wales
The Welsh Government has confirmed that general practice staff – including general practice nurses (GPNs) – will receive a 4% pay uplift in 2025/26.
#RCN #nursepay #healthcare #GPcontract
The Welsh Government has confirmed that general practice staff – including general practice nurses (GPNs) – will receive a 4% pay uplift in 2025/26.
#RCN #nursepay #healthcare #GPcontract
Contract agreement confirms 4% pay uplift for general practice nurses in Wales
The Welsh Government has confirmed that general practice nurses will receive a 4% pay uplift in 2025/26 as part of a new deal
buff.ly
December 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Contract agreement confirms 4% pay uplift for general practice nurses in Wales
The Welsh Government has confirmed that general practice staff – including general practice nurses (GPNs) – will receive a 4% pay uplift in 2025/26.
#RCN #nursepay #healthcare #GPcontract
The Welsh Government has confirmed that general practice staff – including general practice nurses (GPNs) – will receive a 4% pay uplift in 2025/26.
#RCN #nursepay #healthcare #GPcontract
GP access changes trigger concerns over nurse workload and patient safety
#Nursesky #GPContract #NHS #Primarycare #UKnurses #GP #Registerednurse
#Nursesky #GPContract #NHS #Primarycare #UKnurses #GP #Registerednurse
GP access changes trigger concerns over nurse workload and patient safety
Some practice nurses have been asked to work longer hours to meet the ‘extra demand’ following changes to the general practice booking system
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October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
GP access changes trigger concerns over nurse workload and patient safety
#Nursesky #GPContract #NHS #Primarycare #UKnurses #GP #Registerednurse
#Nursesky #GPContract #NHS #Primarycare #UKnurses #GP #Registerednurse
Looking frwd to being old fashioned gp! Lunch! At home!! Tweed jkt + elbow pads. Scottish burr. Golf clubs on xmas list!! #GPcontract
January 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Looking frwd to being old fashioned gp! Lunch! At home!! Tweed jkt + elbow pads. Scottish burr. Golf clubs on xmas list!! #GPcontract
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December 1, 2024 at 11:14 AM