Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127647

General Practitioners: Contracts

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, asking what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the General Practice Contract 2026–27 for England on a) patient safety and b) the long-term sustainability of general practice.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Department and NHS England assessed the potential impacts of the proposed changes to the GP Contract on patient safety and the long-term sustainability of general practices (GPs) for 2026/27 throughout the policy-development process.In early 2026, we ...

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