With just two weeks to go until Best Practice London 2026, the event arrives at a moment when primary care is quietly reshaping itself. Not through sweeping reform, but through the steady, practical adjustments teams are making every day - how they collaborate, how pathways function, and how care is delivered under sustained pressure. 

This year’s programme reflects that reality. Rather than offering abstract answers, Best Practice London focuses on how practices are responding in practice: testing ideas, refining processes, and learning where small changes can unlock meaningful improvement. It recognises that progress often comes through iteration, not overhaul. 

A strong thread running through the event is neighbourhood working, particularly where it moves beyond structure into delivery. Sessions exploring how neighbourhood teams are tackling health inequalities, fixing referral loops and building partnerships at Primary Care Network (PCN) level offer grounded insight into what integration looks like on the ground. These conversations are less about policy alignment and more about solving the everyday frictions that slow care - from unclear referral routes to fragmented communication between services. 

Another area gaining renewed attention is working across boundaries within the primary care team itself. As demand grows and traditional appointment models are stretched, many practices are rethinking how different roles contribute to access and follow-up. Sessions looking at collaboration with community pharmacy, or how group consultations are being used in new ways, reflect a shift towards models that improve continuity and capacity without simply adding more appointments to the system. 

The programme also reflects the changing shape of women’s health, both in clinical care and in the workplace. Sessions on supporting women through menopause at work, and improving post-pregnancy contraceptive follow-through, speak directly to the lived experiences of patients and staff. They highlight how clinical care, workforce wellbeing and organisational culture are increasingly intertwined. 

Alongside this, the clinical programme continues to address the core of general practice. Sessions exploring lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health and practical approaches to managing multimorbidity bring evidence back into everyday decision-making, supporting clinicians who balance prevention with complexity in every consultation. 

What ties these strands together is a focus on real-world learning. Across workshops, management theatres and PCN-focused sessions, delegates will hear from teams who have tried, adapted and sometimes struggled with new approaches, and who are willing to share what they have learned along the way. The intention is not to present polished solutions, but to offer ideas others can adapt to their own context. 

As the event approaches, a number of sessions are already standing out as particularly relevant to the challenges practices are facing right now, including: 

• HRT in 2026: what GPs need to know 

• British asthma guidelines: updates and practical implementation tips 

• Genital dermatology made simple: spotting serious conditions and common GSM mimics 

• Make the NHS App your front door 

• Neighbourhood teams that deliver: from policy to measurable outcomes 

• Frailty and falls: proactive identification and review 

Best Practice London 2026 feels timely and relevant - a chance to step back from the daily churn, reconnect with peers and focus on practical ways to move forward with confidence. 

You can explore these sessions and the wider agenda in the full conference programme.
 

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