Podcast – Practice Index – Breaking Down the 2026/27 GP Contract

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the 2026/27 GP contract for general practice with insights from industry experts.

In this week’s episode, brought to you in partnership with Practice Index, we welcome back to the podcast Peter Maynard, Executive Partner at Horfield Health Centre and Ceri Chaplin, Managing Partner at Hereford Medical Group. Following the publication of the 2026/27 GP contract, they discuss the headline changes and what they could mean for general practice. While the announcement highlights new investment, the reality for practices may be more complex, with funding pressures, operational changes and unanswered questions about how the proposals will work in practice. The conversation explores the implications for practice finances, workforce recruitment, PCNs, advice and guidance, performance management and quality frameworks, alongside the practical challenges managers face when implementing national policy locally. As always, the details still need to emerge, but this episode provides an early perspective on the potential risks, opportunities and uncertainties facing general practice over the next year. Introduction (00:49) Initial reactions to the GP Contract (01:17) Funding and the headline investment (03:10) Capacity and Access funding changes (06:39) Changes to ARRS…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Gowland

Guests: Peter Maynard, Ceri Chaplin

Topics covered

• GP Contract
• general practice
• funding changes
• workforce recruitment
• performance management
• quality frameworks

Keywords

• GP Contract
• funding
• PCNs
• performance management
• healthcare
• practice finances
• workforce

Sponsors

Practice Index

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Horfield Health Centre, Hereford Medical Group

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