Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120988

General Practitioners: Contracts

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Changes to the GP contract in 2026/27, updated on 4 March 2025, at what point during the process of advice and guidance will his Department a

Answer

Karin Smyth
Currently, a patient is added to an official waiting list when an Advice and Guidance request is converted into a referral. This will remain the case through part of 2026/27. From October 2026, expanded Advice and Guidance will be routed through a new Ele...

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