GP online consultations

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BMA GP committee chair Dr Katie Bramall
20 November 2025

Online consultation changes have hit patient care, finds BMA

More than half of GP practices say that changes to online access had an adverse impact on patient care and
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Dr Tom Dolphin, British Medical Association (BMA) council chair
10 November 2025

GPs vote to refuse changes to online consultation access

Doctors' leaders have voted in favour of GP practices refusing to comply with online consultation tool requirements.
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
5 November 2025

Care minister discusses GP online consultation issues with ICBs

Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with ICB leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online
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Wes Streeting says technology frees up hospital appointments
31 October 2025

Online GP consultation submissions rise to 6.5m a month

NHS England has announced that millions more people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month.
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
1 October 2025

GP practices in England to make online booking available all day

GP practices are required to keep their online consultation tools running throughout core hours from October, under GP contract changes.
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Sir James Mackey, chief executive at NHS England
24 September 2025

Technology and digital ‘vital’ for NHS productivity says Jim Mackey

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHSE, has stressed the role of technology and digital in meeting the ambitions of
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Wes Streeting says technology frees up hospital appointments
18 September 2025

Safeguards are needed for online consultation changes, says BMA

The government and NHSE have not listened to GPs' concerns around changes to online consultations from 1 October, said the
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Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs
5 August 2025

A third of GP appointments in England carried out remotely

A third of GP appointments in England were carried out remotely in June 2025, according to an analysis of NHS
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4 July 2025

BMA warns GP online consultation changes may cause waiting lists

BMA leaders have warned that making GP practices keep online tools open all day will risk a spike in workload
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