NHS England has now published the joint guidance on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) that will commence in April 2020. We hope that by releasing it now, PCNs will be able to better prepare for the additional workforce from 2020.

Network Contract DES Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme Guidance has been published and is available via NHSE weblink

Increasingly GPs step beyond the conventional boundaries of general practice to forge diverse careers that suit their interests, expertise and skills. Apart from the standard practice setting, GPs can work for CCGs (clinical commissioning groups), LMCs (local medical committees), universities, training bodies, Trusts, private.....

The Pharmacist reported on the new rules for online pharmacies issued by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to tighten up the regulations. However, GPC are concerned that this is putting GPs in the position of policing the prescribing of online pharmacies when it comes.....

The GPC agreed plans with NHS England to fund social prescribing link workers for Primary Care Networks in England, as part of the English GP contract agreement. Social Prescribing schemes are targeted at patients who visit their GPs but do not necessarily immediately require.....