questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) modelling and (b) risk assessment was undertaken prior to the implementation of the 1 April 2026 GP contract changes to evaluate their impact on (a) patient safety, (b) primary care capacity and (c) workload transferred to general practice through referral management and mandatory Advice and Guidance requirements.
answerText: The Department and NHS England considered the potential impacts of expanding Advice and Guidance (A&amp;G) as part of the policy development process, including through clinical input, established governance arrangements, and equalities considerations. A&a...
heading: General Practitioners: Contracts