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October 2026

  1. Searching across a PCN: sort the governance before the reportEMIS/SystmOne
  2. DSPT 2026/27 version 9 published: submit by 30 June 2027Digital and cyber
  3. Approve locum pension forms promptly and prepare for year endWorkforce
  4. GP reimbursement scheme now covers locums and practice transfersWorkforce

September 2026

  1. New dispensing fee scales apply from 1 October 2026Finance
  2. Employment law: longer tribunal time limit and new harassment dutiesWorkforce
  3. GP IT operating model update: practice servers to move to cloudDigital and cyber
  4. Data breaches: what to report, and when, within 72 hoursDigital and cyber
  5. CQC says primary care has more to do on autism and LD trainingCQC

August 2026

  1. CQC assessment approach: pilots run, provider portal to be rebuiltCQC
  2. PCSE only accepts the new bank mandate form from 1 AugustFinance
  3. CQC updates its mythbuster on blank prescription form securityCQC
  4. Scotland confirms 3.5% pay award for GPs in 2026/27Workforce
  5. Subject access requests: how the one-month clock worksDigital and cyber

July 2026

  1. CQC publishes good practice case studies from GP servicesCQC
  2. Online record access: check each new entry before patients see itDigital and cyber
  3. QOF 2026/27: where things stand after the July guidance updateQOF/IIF

June 2026

  1. SystmOne: build a weekly safety net for unsent referralsEMIS/SystmOne
  2. DSPT for PCNs: who submits, the network or the lead practiceDigital and cyber

May 2026

  1. CQC sets out which GP practices it will assess firstCQC
  2. GP contract 2026/27: where things stand and what to have in placeContract
  3. Phishing: four layers of defence for a practice teamDigital and cyber
  4. New ICB practice agreement for GP IT: sign by 30 September 2026Digital and cyber
  5. Global sum rises to £130.07 per weighted patient for 2026/27Finance

April 2026

  1. Network Contract DES variation from 1 May 2026: what PCNs need to knowPCN
  2. PCN ARRS workforce plans are due with ICBs by 31 October 2026PCN
  3. QOF 2026/27: code invitations properly so PCAs countQOF/IIF
  4. Wales QIF 2026/27: three mandatory QI projects worth 170 pointsContract
  5. Check your practice is registered for national safety alertsDrug monitoring
  6. Statutory sick pay now paid from the first day of absenceWorkforce
  7. PCSE now approves GP employment changes automaticallyWorkforce