2026/27 contract: Will mandatory A&G strip GPs of their right to refer?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the 2026/27 GP contract changes, focusing on mandatory advice and guidance and its impact on GPs' referral rights.
Senior journalist Maya Dhillon is joined by Anna Colivicchi, deputy news editor, and Dr Keith Hopcroft, GP and editorial adviser, to analyse and explain the changes introduced by the 2026/27 GP contract. The trio go through all the major headlines - including new same-day requirements around ‘clinically urgent patients', a shift in funding for a new practice-level recruitment scheme, and mandated collaboration between practices and ICBs. Anna and Keith discuss the absorption of advice and gui...
Topics covered
- 2026/27 GP contract
- mandatory A&G
- clinically urgent patients
- funding
- practice-level recruitment
- collaboration
- ICBs
Keywords
- GP contract
- healthcare changes
- patient care
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