Dear colleagues General Practice: Critically Endangered, Facing Extinction The Government has indicated they will share their final positions on the 2026/27 GP contract changes in England next week and we await the details of this. It is vital they recognise the critical situation we face with increasing workloads, stretched finances and an exhausted workforce. In the meantime the BMA has just published a 30-minute podcast where the GPC England Chair, Dr Katie Bramall, and

6 February 2026

Dear colleagues General Practice: Critically Endangered - Facing Extinction Many thanks to those of you who logged in to last week’s webinars. It was great to connect with over a thousand GPs joining and contributing to where we are now, and the future direction of travel ahead of coming back to you with more information next month regarding the 2026/27 contract. We expect to receive the final position from government at the end of the month. GPC England will also then meet

21 January 2026

Dear colleagues General Practice: Critically Endangered - Facing Extinction Last Thursday, GPC England met at BMA House for the first meeting of 2026; this week marked ‘Blue Monday’ - the lowest emotional point of the winter. You won’t be alone in struggling to find the joy in general practice currently, especially given relentless online demand and respiratory illnesses which have taken their toll on practices and GPs nationwide. We are seeing some of our busiest days