GPC PCN Guidance
An updated version of the PCN handbook, taking into account the 2020/21 contract agreement, has now been published, as has the first PCN scenario, based on a four practice PCN in the South West, here (in the PCN section). Further…
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GPC Statement – Recently Published Draft Service Specifications for PCNs
BMA press release: For immediate release, Thursday 16 January 2020 BMA GP committee England votes down contract package and calls special conference The BMA’s England GP committee has voted not to accept a contract agreement with NHS England and condemned…
Summary of the NHSE Draft Service Specifications for the Network Contract DES
PCN DES NEW SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSULTATION
You may be aware that yesterday NHS England published the draft service specifications for PCN’s new obligations form 1st April, as a wonderful Christmas present to everybody! Details can be found via the following link: You will see that…
Primary Care Networks Service Specifications
Please see link below providing details of the Draft Primary Care Networks Service Specifications : Please read the service specifications carefully in order to give you the opportunity to respond to the document. This can be done by completing…
Updated Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme Guidance
We have been encouraging practices to transfer Clinical Pharmacists from previous schemes to the new PCN ARRS scheme, as this will be to the benefit both of those practices and their PCN in the long term. As there are still…
Social prescriber costs Extended
Following calls from GPC England, LMCs, and PCNs, NHS England has today agreed to extend the purpose of the ARRS (Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme) funding for Social Prescribers. We are aware that nearly all organisations supplying a Social Prescriber Link…
Christmas Period Opening Hours
We have agreed in previous years that NHS England’s particular interpretation in this document, of “meeting the reasonable needs“ for the delivery of essential services , based as it is on the outcome of patient focus groups at the instigation…
GPC Primary Care Network Package
Primary Care Network Package launchWe have launched a PCN package of support this week, based on what GPC, LMC and PCN colleagues told us they need during a series of roadshows, webinars, masterclasses and the PCN conference earlier this. It…
GMS and PMS amendment regulations
Following the contract agreement in England earlier this year, the GMS and PMS amendment regulations have been laid before Parliament and have now been published on the gov.uk website. These amendment regulations will come into force from 1 October 2019.…