We are pleased to advertise a new vacancy at Jesmond Health Partnership. We are looking for a GP to join our clinical team and provide first-class primary care to our patients. Role Salaried GP Locations 17 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2AH 200 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 3LD 5 Osborne Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1PQ Church Rd, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1TX Working Pattern 6 sessions per week (negotiable) Contract P

Friday 22 May 2026

Dear colleagues Collective action against new GP contract - update The GPs Committee for England (GPCE) met yesterday, 21 May, to discuss all the issues we currently face as well as the next steps of our collective action given the imposed contract we are working under since April 2026. The next action, from 1 June is where we ask you to remove or ignore any non-contractual medicines optimisation software, and amend your choices of acute prescriptions which may fall outsi

Friday 8 May 2026

Dear colleagues Collective action against new GP contract As of 1 May, we are urging GP partners and practices to take part in collective action, given Government’s insufficient assurances regarding our concerns over the 2026/27 GP contract. Practices are working in crisis-level environments, where every day feels ‘exceptional’ in terms of unlimited demand outstripping available workforce capacity. Being placed in a position where delivering an imposed contract is an impo

The confirmed minutes from the LMC meeting held on 23 April 2026 are available here.

The confirmed minutes from the LMC meeting held on 3 March 2026 are available here.

Friday 17 April 2026

Dear colleagues GPC England and the profession reject the recently imposed GP contract GPC England met recently and received news that GP members across the country have overwhelmingly voted to reject the contract with 99% saying no to the 2026/27 GP contract that the Government announced and imposed last month. Urgent bilateral negotiations with Government are now underway and are dependent on securing a commitment that contractual proposals around changes to ‘advice and

Thursday 2 April 2026

Dear colleagues Update from GPC England and contract referendum results Huge heartfelt thanks to all of you who voted in the referendum and spread the word. We heard you loud and clear: 98.9% of you voted NO, opting to reject the Government’s imposed changes to the 2026/27 contract Read the press release > GPCE (GPs committee England) met last Thursday following the close of the referendum. In response to the ballot outcome, GPCE members considered the next steps followi

Role: General Practitioner About the job: Prospect Medical Group have an exciting opportunity for a 6 session salaried GP to join a friendly, enthusiastic, forward thinking GP practice. In accordance with the practice timetable the successful applicant will be available to undertake a variety of duties including face to face, telephone and e-consultations, home visits, medicine management and associated paperwork. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake all th

Friday 20 March 2026

The confirmed minutes from the LMC meeting held on 3 February 2026 are available here.

Friday 6 March 2026

Dear colleagues GP contract imposition and referendum GPC England met on 26 February and voted to reject the Government’s 2026/27 GMS contract and to open a contract referendum of the profession on the imposed contract changes, which were announced on Tuesday last week . It is vital you vote in the referendum. To do so, you must be a BMA member. GP and GP registrar members should have received an email from Civica, inviting you to vote. You’ll be asked if you accept th

Friday 20 February 2026

Friday 20 February 2026

Dear colleagues General Practice: Critically Endangered, Facing Extinction The Government has indicated they will share their final positions on the 2026/27 GP contract changes in England next week and we await the details of this. It is vital they recognise the critical situation we face with increasing workloads, stretched finances and an exhausted workforce. In the meantime the BMA has just published a 30-minute podcast where the GPC England Chair, Dr Katie Bramall, and