Assessment of general practice compliance – 1 October 2025 contractual changes

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Agreed changes to the GP Contract in 2025/26 saw the following 3 key requirements taking effect from 1 October 2025:

  • online consultation tools must be switched on for the duration of core hours
  • You and Your General Practice must be on practice websites
  • GP Connect Access Record (HTML and Structured) and Update Record must be enabled within GP practice clinical system

This assessment reports national level management information on practice self-declared compliance against these requirements.

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Published 2 December 2025