NHS England imposes GP contract with focus on access

NHS England imposes GP contract with focus on access NHS England has imposed a contract on GPs to start next month, which includes more stipulations around access, but no extra funding.

The contract letter, which was sent to GPs today, was not agreed with the BMA GP Committee, who have already said they will be exploring all options following an imposition, including potential industrial action.

Under the new contract, GP practices will have to offer patients an ‘assessment of need’ on first contact and will ‘no longer be able to request that patients contact the practice at a later time’. Pulse

See also:

• Changes to the GP Contract in 2023/24 NHS England
• GP Contract Hub NHS England
• Anger over imposed GP contract that does ‘nothing to support general practice’ BMA
• NHS Confederation responds to NHS England's change to the GP contract NHS Confederation
• Patients must now get a GP slot or be referred elsewhere on the FIRST time they call The Daily Mail
• Imposed GP contract for 2023/24 overhauls access, IIF and child vaccination payments GPonline
• New GP contract ‘will see more GPs quit and patients wait longer for care’ The Independent