Dr Rob Barnett: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chair of BMA professional fees committee
- Quoted on
- GP access, Children's health, Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“I was 'very concerned' that an imposed contract and a potential shift of funding from GP practices into neighbourhood structures could be more likely given the shift in the government's relationship with the BMA.”
What Dr Rob Barnett has said
“Our view is that GPs are entitled to ask for a fee for safeguarding services as this work falls outside the scope of their GMS, PMS and APMS contract of employment. It is important to note that GPs have a professional duty to assist with child protection procedures and provide relevant information to child protection meetings, if they are not able to attend them.”
Chair of BMA professional fees committee · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · GPs entitled to charge fees for safeguarding reports, says BMA ↗
“I do think it was somewhat ludicrous that this was targeted purely on pharmacies. Pharmacies in my area are tending to struggle.”
Liverpool LMC secretary · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Pharmacy one-off MenB programme excluding GPs has ‘significant problems’ ↗
Where Dr Rob Barnett has been quoted
- How the government is changing GP contract negotiationsgponline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- GPs entitled to charge fees for safeguarding reports, says BMApulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Pharmacy one-off MenB programme excluding GPs has ‘significant problems’pulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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