Latest Sessional GP Newletter

18 September 2026

Dear colleagues Government commits to bilateral talks Our priority since July has been to secure written confirmation from the Government to agree to re-enter formal bilateral negotiations with us. We set a deadline for this, coinciding with a meeting of GPC England (GPCE) yesterday, 17 September. The GPCE officer team has had a positive initial contact with ministers and civil servants, and I am pleased to say the Government has now agreed to return to formal bilatera

4 September 2026

Dear colleagues GP collective action and escalation plan GP collective action continues this September. Following our steady monthly additions, we have decided to maintain all existing actions this month rather than escalating further. This decision creates the opportunity for the newly elected GPC England officer team to build on positive initial discussions with Amanda Doyle, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services (NHSE). Our priority is to secure wr

21 August 2026

Dear colleagues NHSE Neighbourhood consultation As you may be aware, NHS England is currently running a consultation on contractual options for the proposed Multi and Single Neighbourhood Provider models. Whilst the BMA will be submitting a response shortly, we have produced guidance for practices and LMCs to help them input into the consultation, summarising the options outlined in the consultation and outlining key issues that they may wish to consider. Read more abo

6 August 2026

2 April 2026 LMC Update Email 2 April 2026 Dear colleagues Update from GPC England and contract referendum results Huge heartfelt thanks to all of you who voted in the referendum and spread the word. We heard you loud and clear: 98.9% of you voted NO, opting to reject the Government’s imposed changes to the 2026/27 contract Read the press release > GPCE (GPs committee England) met last Thursday following the close of the referendum. In response to the ballot outcome, GPCE mem

Dear colleagues New collective action for practices for August Our collective action continues in August. Alongside the existing actions, we are now asking practices to help bring patients on board by explaining the pressures facing general practice, why change is needed and how they can support their local GP practice. We’re sending practices a set of posters by post, along with a range of digital materials that you can download and share, including leaflets that you'll

17 July 2026

Dear colleagues New GPC England Officer team We want to take this opportunity to introduce the new GPCE team. Many of you will already have seen the email and video from the new GPC England Chair, Dr Clare Bannon, that went out at the end of last week. Clare is now joined by Dr Manu Agrawal, Dr David Wrigley and Dr Shan Hussain as Deputy chairs of GPCE (see their information below). In our first week we have taken GPC England feedback on the way forward and view around coll

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3 July 2026

Dear colleagues Collective Action & Collective Thank You Three years ago, I set out with three simple demands of government: give us and our patients safety, stability and hope. We leave with much still to do, but with a profession that is more organised, more engaged and more informed than it has been for many years. In this week’s Talking General Practice podcast, I speak about my decision not to stand for re-election when our three-year term ends next week, and the highs

19 June 2026

Dear colleagues FP69s, list cleansing and the £40 million question Across England, practices are witnessing an unprecedented acceleration in patient list cleansing. What might appear to be a routine administrative exercise has rapidly become one of the most significant financial and operational challenges facing general practice this year. Over the past six months alone, GP practice lists have fallen by 344,000 patients. At current Global Sum rates, that represents more t