United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4828
General Practitioners: Contracts
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29 May 2026
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3 June 2026 · Answer
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3 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the safety case underpinning the mandated use of Advice and Guidance in referral pathways prior to the laying of the 2026/27 GP contract regulations.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the safety case underpinning the mandated use of Advice and Guidance in referral pathways prior to the laying of the 2026/27 GP contract regulations.
Source: Commons
3 June 2026
Answer
The contract does not change the clinical threshold for referral to specialist care. General practitioners (GPs) should continue to make a clinical decision to refer for specialist care where that is in the patient’s best interests, and to request special...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4828
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909873
- uk · wq-1909873 · source updated 3 June 2026