General Practice Awards 2026 now open for entries

Entries have opened for the General Practice Awards 2026, with GPs, practice teams and primary care organisations invited to nominate themselves or colleagues.

The awards – organised by Pulse’s publisher Cogora – are a celebration of excellence and expertise in primary care across the UK, recognising achievements across a wide range of categories covering clinical care, innovation, leadership and teamwork.

The deadline for entries is 31 May. Those wishing to enter can find more information and submit their nominations at the General Practice Awards website.

Last year, Dr Ishi Bains won the General Practitioner of the Year award, in recognition of her work improving access to women’s health services and leading the development of an integrated women’s health hub in Tower Hamlets.

She wrote for Pulse earlier this year about her work, saying that the hub’s success was due to her team’s belief that the NHS ‘works best when we operate as one system, not as separate teams often with differing priorities’.

The General Practice Team of the Year title was awarded to Modality East Surrey Medical Practice Team, for their work in delivering equitable access for all patients which involved redesigning an ‘inclusive’ front door for patients – both digital and non-digital – which vastly increased its capacity and access. 

And Dr Zoyah Hussain won Future Leader in General Practice, for outreach work in her community with families and children who often miss out on public health interventions.

There is a wide range of awards open across the full breadth of primary care, meaning that readers can also nominate colleagues and teams working in nursing, reception, practice management, pharmacy, PCNs, workforce wellbeing, sustainability and clinical improvement, as well as supplier organisations supporting the sector.

Shortlisted entrants will be notified in early September. A gala dinner and awards ceremony – where the winners will be announced – will take place on 4 December at the Novotel London West.

More details about entering can be found here.