13. Dezember 2020
The contract agreement will have several effects on family practices and physicians – the main changes will be highlighted below. Further GPCE and NHSE guidelines will be published in due course. The contract agreement will have several effects on the NCP – the main changes will be highlighted below. We analyzed the actual scenarios of PCNims under the new contract agreement, including their revenues, employee makeup, service preparation and the impact on practices and workload. GPC England has concluded negotiations with NHS England and we have reached an agreement on the changes made to the GP 2020/21 contract. For further questions, please contact england.gpcontracts@nhs.net In addition, NHS (Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) regulations NHS United Kingdom, with the agreement of the Secretary of State, gives the power to temporarily suspend parts of the GP contract to help deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. Details of the contract suspension can be found on our COVID-19 update for the general practice page. Please send all email requests to the GP Contracts team, NHS England / Improvement via england.gpcontracts@nhs.net. The agreement provides for an increase of USD 150 million/300 million USD/300 million USD/300 million USD between 2020 and 2024 (in addition to the credits agreed last year). These funds will help recruit more than 26,000 people instead of 20,000. NHS England and NHS Improvement and the BMA agreed to „update the GP contract 2020/21 to 2023/24“ and were published jointly. This agreement updates and improves the existing five-year GP contract: Investment and Evolution.
As part of this agreement, significant additional measures are now being put in place to ensure an additional 26,000 people under the supplementary roll refund system. The scope of the scheme extends to five other roles, with the total number limited from four to nine in 2020/21, allowing for greater choice and options for NCPs, but without obligation: all details of all aspects of the agreement are contained in the contractual document jointly drawn up between GPC England and NHS England. Further guidelines for implementation will be added to this website by April 1, 2020. The guidelines for 2019/20 are available here. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our GP road shows because of COVID-19. In line with the results of the 2018 review, it was agreed to further improve the quality and outcome framework for 2020/21. Changes in indicators have been agreed to update the areas of asthma, COPD and heart failure, with the best clinical guidelines. The revenue budget for NHS England and NHS Improvement will be increased by USD 94 million/US$117 million/$114 million/$103 million for the four-year period 2020-2024. The aim is to support additional recruitment and engagement programs for family physicians, with the government committing to see 6,000 additional physicians in general practice. Details of recent and previous changes to the GMS contract (including direct improvement services, quality framework and results, vaccinations and immunizations) can be found on the NHS England/Improvement GP websites. Unders supply due to the attraction of family doctors and nurses to under-affected areas.
This page contains instructions and links to other resources to assist in the implementation of changes to the General Medical Services (GMS) contractual agreements that will apply in England in 2020/21. Primary Medical Services Directorates 2020 define the requirements for contractors who decide to provide targeted advanced services from April 1, 2020, including the DES Primary Care Network.