Dr Zoe Norris, LMC CEO Medical Director, and Maddie Clifford-Roper, Practice Liaison Officer, give an update on the current situation regarding the GP contract for 2026-27.

• Overview of the key elements of the contract
• BMA response, including the GP referendum
• Possible next steps after the referendum

Visit our website (Contract Updates page) for further information, including LMC slides on the contract.

Humberside LMC – Informed and supported local practices

BMA info on the contract:

Campaigning on the future of General Practice

This episode explains the 1 October 2025 changes to the GP contract concerning patient access. We've had lots of queries on this both before and since the new requirements came in, so here we go through:

• the background to the changes
• common queries from practices
• what practices need to do to comply with their contract
• misconceptions and misunderstandings over the changes
• looking forward - what will happen now the BMA are in dispute over the changes

Join Dr Zoe Norris, Chief Executive Medical Director, and Maddie Clifford-Roper, Practice Liaison Lead for a comprehensive update.

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Humberside LMCs - GP Contract Updates

An overview of the new LES specifications for Humber and North Yorkshire area practices. Dr Zoe Norris and Dr Sally Tyrer join Maddie Clifford-Roper for a joint Humberside LMCs and YORLMC podcast to explain what each of the specifications involves:

• Background and rationale
• Tariffs and costings
• Diagnostics
• Anticoagulation
• Intrauterine System Insertion/Removal
• Diabetes
• Shared Care
• PSA Monitoring
• Vaginal Pessaries
• Wound Care
• Training, equipment and next steps

Our latest update for Humber region practice managers includes:

• LES specifications update
• HbA1c update
• Care Home Coding Update
• Community Diagnostic Hubs
• Lung health checks
• Accelerated access to prospective GP records
• Report from LMC Secretaries conference
• Interface update
• Upcoming LMC events

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Humberside LMC Interface Updates

LMC events

Our latest update includes:

Safeguarding children update

Underpayments from PCSE to practices

OPEL reporting

Accessible information standard

DDRB uplift

Interface update and GP collective action

Upcoming events: PM Connect program; PM Conference 2025 save the date

Join our team members Maddie, Simon and Jonathan for this latest update.

This edition is our Practice Managers' update and includes:

Feedback on Practice Manager Connect Programme Pilot Sessions

Update on the GP contract imposition and collective action

LMC guidance - domestic terrorism

LMC practice visits

Upcoming events:

LMC Sessionals Conference - 09 October 2024

PM Connect Programme Cohort 4 - 19 November 2024

Join LMC team members Rolan, Maddie and Jonathan for this edition.

Visit our website

Our update for Practice Managers in East Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, which this month includes:

Communications Manager Jonathan is joined by LMC team members Rolan, Maddie and Simon for this month's edition.

Links:

Humberside LMCs - GP Contract updates

Interface

Our update for Practice Managers in East Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, which this month includes:

Join LMC team members Jonathan, Rolan and Maddie for all the updates.

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⁠⁠⁠Humberside LMCs⁠⁠⁠

⁠Events

Practice management guidance

Our update for Practice Managers in the Humber region, which this month includes:

Join LMC team members Jonathan, Rolan and Maddie for all the updates.

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⁠⁠Humberside LMCs⁠⁠

⁠Interface update

Events

In this edition we discuss the election for the new LMC committee. Find out what the election is all about, the role of committee members, how to stand for election, and the election process. Join Dr Zoe Norris, Chief Executive Medical Director and Jonathan Appleton, Communications Manager.

Nominations open on 19 January 2024 - find out more on our website: