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2026 GP contract amendments: key changes for practices under GMS and PMS
Key 2026 GP contract amendments explained, including referral pathways, performance management and patient access requirements.
Single patient record: what it means for healthcare providers
The Health Bill introduces a Single Patient Record to transform data sharing. Learn the legal impact and how providers should prepare.
Multi-Neighbourhood Provider Contracting Clarification
At the end of January NHS England published a document which provides an important update related to how Multi-Neighbourhood Providers (MNP) will be contracted from as early as April 2026. This does not provide clarity in relation to Single Neighbourhood Providers (SNPs) but it is a significant piece in the puzzle and indicates that progress is likely to accelerate as the end of the financial year approaches.
Act fast if you receive a remedial or breach notice
Growing pressures on GP practices are leading to an increase in concerns raised by patients, the CQC and whistleblowers. When these are investigated, commissioners have the authority to act against the contractor, including issuing remedial and breach notices.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: the role of NHS providers in the NHS
The NHS Fit for the Future 10-Year Health Plan (the Plan) was published on 3 July 2025. The Plan outlines three main objectives for the future of healthcare: moving care from hospitals to community settings, transitioning services from analogue to digital, and shifting the emphasis from sickness to prevention.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: what lies ahead for Foundation Trusts?
In the second of our article series analysing the implications of the NHS 10-Year Plan for healthcare providers, we turn our focus onto the future of Foundation Trusts. We consider some key aspects of the Plan such as the potential opportunities for Foundation Trusts, the types of autonomy they will have and the changed to financing.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: the role of Integrated Care Boards in the NHS
The NHS Fit for the Future 10-Year Health Plan (the Plan) was published on 3 July 2025. This article follows on from our earlier article, "The Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint – Key Insights” and our recent series looking at the impact of the Plan on general practice.
Webinar: The NHS 10 Year Plan – What it means for GP Federations
Join Hempsons' primary care team as they explore the implications of the NHS 10-Year Plan for GP Federations in this insightful webinar.
Implementing Neighbourhoods
In this final article in our series looking at the 10 Year Plan (“the Plan”) and how it will impact general practice the focus shifts to some practical and legal issues that arise in the development of neighbourhood teams.
What are Neighbourhood Health Centres and will the Plan see investment in GP premises?
For the Thursday edition of our weeklong daily insights into the NHS 10 Year Plan, the team looks at what the Plan means for GP premises within the context of Neighbourhood Health Centres.
PCNs and GP Federations – what are their roles within the new neighbourhoods?
Day three of our weeklong insights on the NHS 10 Year Plan sees the primary care team delve into the role of PCNs and GP Federations within the new neighbourhoods.
Are traditional GP partnerships at risk?
In the second of our weeklong daily insights into the NHS 10 year plan, the team ask, are traditional GP partnerships at risk?
NHS 10-year plan FAQs
Hempsons recently hosted a webinar to review and discuss how the 10 Year Plan (“the Plan”) for the NHS may impact upon general practice. Our panel discussed several key topics and there was a very lively and engaged audience which helped to identify further burning questions.
Webinar: The NHS 10-Year Plan – what it means for general practice and PCNs
Explore how the NHS 10-Year Plan impacts general practice, PCNs, federations, and premises development.