BMA report reveals accounts of non-doctors rejecting GP referrals and ‘taking the role of GPs’

A BMA report describes non-doctors rejecting GP referrals and calls for an end to "taskification".

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BMA report reveals accounts of non-doctors rejecting GP referrals and ‘taking the role of GPs’

Published 23 September 2026 · Workforce & employment

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In brief A BMA report describes non-doctors rejecting GP referrals and calls for an end to "taskification".

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In this digest · GP Press Digest – week to 26 September 2026
  1. GPs to 'limit appointments' if Government doesn't engage in contract talks
  2. £50 extra per patient to be 'major negotiating aim' in GP contract talks, says BMA
  3. BMA report reveals accounts of non-doctors rejecting GP referrals and 'taking the role of GPs'
  4. GPs should let parents access children's records but keep this 'under review', says GMC