Practices completing the 2026 Annual Electronic Practice Self-Declaration, eDEC, can now access updated guidance from Surrey and Sussex LMCs.
We have reviewed the 2026 eDEC against last year’s return, highlighting new questions, materially revised wording and areas where our previous advice remains relevant. Our aim is to help practices navigate this year’s declaration and understand some of the contractual requirements sitting behind the questions.
The 2026 return introduces several new areas, including questions covering the NHS Staff Survey, online consultation opening hours, same-day responses to clinically urgent needs, continuity of care, the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme, online patient registration, proxy record access and Cloud Based Telephony. Annual Electronic Self-Declaration (eDEC) Submissions.
Click to view the eDEC advice letter