RCGP on British Social Attitudes survey
RCGP responds to the survey, noting GP teams now deliver over a million appointments a day.
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Hospital trusts to get delegated commissioning responsibilities for GP contracts
Hospital trusts are set to receive delegated commissioning responsibilities for GP contracts.
Same‑Day Access: new technical resources published
Technical resources for the same-day requirement for clinically urgent patients; practices decide who is clinically urgent.
Experiences of GP services in England – analysis
Health Insight Survey: 76.8% of people now find it easy to contact their practice, the highest yet.
Clinically urgent same day webinars
National webinars on the 2026/27 contract requirement to see all clinically urgent patients the same day.
GP contract to mandate same-day access for ‘clinically urgent’ patients
The 2026/27 contract requires practices to see "clinically urgent" patients the same day.
What does the 2026/27 contract mean for GP practices?
Pulse's guide to what the 2026/27 GP contract means for practices.
GP contractual changes for 2026/27
NHS England's letter to practices setting out the 2026/27 GP contract arrangements.
RCGP response to Health Foundation polling results
RCGP is concerned some patients delay seeking care because they expect getting an appointment to be hard.
NHS England confirms GP contract changes for 2026/27
Contract investment rises by £485m (3.6% cash). A new practice-level GP reimbursement scheme is funded by moving £292m from the PCN capacity and access payment, ARRS GP rules are widened, clinically urgent patients must be dealt with the same day and others answered by the end of the next core hours, plus QOF and vaccination changes.