GP contract 2020/21

GPC England and NHSE/I have negotiated changes to the GP contract for 2020-21 following a GPC England meeting held on 6 February 2020.

Full details are available on the BMA website here including a briefing to download that is being used at the GPC contract roadshows.

The top line changes

The new value of Global Sum from 1st April will be £93.46
The new value of a QOF point will be £194.83
More roles added to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme
Between 2020/21 and 2023/24, the scheme will expand to 26,000 additional roles
All roles to be reimbursed at 100%, freeing up the existing £1.50/head to contribute to management support for PCNs
Funding entitlements increase from £257m to £430m next year and, in 2023/24, from £891m to £1,412m
Extra investment will fund new GP training recruitment and retention measures with £20,000 plus training support for every new partner
Payment arrangements for vaccinations and immunisations to be reformed
QOF to be updated
PCN service specifications reduced and improved
Investment and Impact Fund introduced worth £40.5m in 2020/21

BMA and NHS England have published a new document Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21-2023/24 which includes the revised DES specifications.

YORLMC welcomes your comments on this package. Please email these to info@yorlmcltd.co.uk

March 2020