For GP Partners. By a GP Partner. You're not in this alone.
Independent, plain-English guidance on the decisions that keep you up at night — neighbourhood plans, contracts, AI governance, partnership agreements, and more.
Resources
Practical guides for the business of general practice
Each guide breaks down complex policy and contractual changes into plain English — what it means for your practice, what's changing, and what to do about it.
Neighbourhood Health
INTs, the new framework, GP contract changes for 2026/27, and what it all means for your practice.
Available nowThe GP Contract
How your practice is funded, what's changed for 2026/27, and the numbers that matter.
Available nowPCN DES
The Network Contract DES — service requirements, care home obligations, vaccination, and what your PCN must deliver.
Available nowQOF
Quality and Outcomes Framework — domains, indicators, payment calculation, and planning for 2026/27.
Available nowAI Tools and Governance
How to assess, adopt, and govern AI tools in your practice — safely and with confidence.
Available nowNHS Copilot Starter Kit
Check your Copilot version, build safer prompts and download the free 18-page Practice Copilot Pack.
Available nowPartnership Agreements
Understanding, negotiating, and updating the agreement that governs your partnership.
Available nowPractice Finances
Budgets, cost pressures, income streams, and making sense of the numbers.
Available nowPartner Exits
When a partner leaves — planning the process, protecting the practice, getting it right.
Available nowPremises
Notional rent, leases, service charges, last man standing, and buying in or out — the money and the risk in your building.
Available nowCQC and Governance
Staying inspection-ready without it consuming your life.
Available nowLooking for the calculators? Practice tools brings together the Practice Health Check, the Practice Comparison tool and the calculators from the guides.
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I trained for over a decade to be a doctor — then became a business owner overnight. No one teaches you this part. Partners Playbook is what I wish existed when I started.
Every guide is written in plain English, grounded in official sources, and designed to help you take charge — not to do it for you.
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