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NHS England has publsihed the Changes to the GP Contract in 2026/27 in March 2026. According to this report, their focus this year is GP capacity, supporting the shift from treatment to prevention, and enabling practices to prioritise clinically urgent needs. Six key changes for patients summarised by Healthwatch England 1. You should not be told to ‘call back tomorrow’ 2. Clinically urgent requests should get a same-day response 3. Online request systems should not cap reque

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is taking out a survey to explore your experiences with the NHS App. They need your help to understand and overcome the barriers that might prevent patients from accessing the app's benefits. Your insights will directly contribute to making digital health services more accessible and user-friendly for everyone. Who is it for? This survey is for Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents who are interested in responding. I

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is urging patients to make use of 34,000 newly-available urgent dental appointments across Hampshire if they need them this winter. People who need urgent dental appointments are likely to be in pain, including those suffering from infections or needing urgent repairs to a lost filling or crown. If you believe you need urgent dental care, please call 111 or use 111 online to to check your symptoms and access the right care. They can then dir

As of April 1, a new GP contract has been introduced