In a statement the BMA’s GPC England said:
“GPC England has now fully agreed changes to the 2025/26 contract. We have received the Government’s commitment in writing ‘to working with GPC England to secure a new substantive GP contract within this Parliament, without preconditions, based on collaborative work, and in the spirit of mutual trust and good faith…with general practice at the heart of a neighbourhood health service.’
“We will now focus on the next steps for key aspects of this current 2025/26 contract and look forward to beginning work with the Government on a substantive new contract that can provide safety, stability and hope to general practice. This is just the start on the long road to recovery and we urge practices to continue to prioritise their delivery of safe, high-quality patient care, and to work with LMCs and re-negotiate local contracts that are under resourced or are required to fill gaps in service for some of our most vulnerable patients.”
The details that are known so far on the 2025/26 GP contract are here, the BMA press release confirming it has been accepted is here and GPC newsletter published following the agreement here.
The BMA are running webinars to explain the contact changes on these dates:
- Wednesday 9 April, 7:00-9:00pm
- Thursday 10 April, 12:00- 2:00pm
- Wednesday 23 April, 7:00-9:00pm
- Thursday 24 April, 12:30- 2:30pm
Londonwide LMCs will be engaging in the process of determining what the profession would like to see from a new contract when it starts and we will continue to support local safe working practices which deliver the best care to patients under the existing contract.