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GMS Regulation 17 contract guidance
This page sets out where practices stand in relation to commissioners' powers to define what is considered to be core general practice and therefore to be delivered within GMS funding.
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North East London shared care briefing
What it is, what it is not, and why commissioning matters: shared care is a voluntary, patient-specific arrangement under which a specialist and a GP practice agree to share responsibility for a specialist medicine after the patient is stable, with clear protocols, continuing specialist support and adequate funding.
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Seasonal flu campaign 2026/27
NHS England has issued this year's flu letter and an amendment, vaccine stock is currently expected to be orderable at the start of September.
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List validation guidance for practices
October changes to FP69s mean flagged patients are deregistered after three months rather than six. London’s diverse, highly mobile population is particularly vulnerable to erroneous deregistrations.
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Data sharing agreement checklist and guidance for GPs and practices
Our DSA audit guidance supports practices through the steps to review their data sharing agreements, as part of information governance good practice.
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Provider Selection Regime (PSR) – what GP practices need to know
PSR is the NHS’s legal framework for choosing who provides most healthcare services that are paid for with public money.
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Initial response, analysis and webinar: GMS Contract changes 2026/27
Key points on how the known changes so far will affect practices, including: global sum, QOF, PCN DES, appointment demand and more.
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2026/27 COVID-19 vaccination service
The deadline for signing up for the 2026/2027 Covid-19 vaccination service is 2 February 2026.
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Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine
All children are offered the combined vaccine at 12 and 18 months, along with older children who have not had chickenpox.