September 28, 2021

During our discussions, we shared five main objectives: the Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) will be set up in 2020/21 under the DES network contract and will be used, like the QOF funds, to invest in labour or services, which can be done at a practical level. The contractual agreement will have several effects on NCPs – the main changes are highlighted below. We analysed the real-world scenarios of NCPs under the new contractual agreement, including their revenues, remuneration, provision of service specifications, and impact on practices and workload. By defining the difference between the DES NCP and the PMS agreement and the GMS contract (17 minutes 23 seconds), BMA and NHS England obtained a reasonable position on the terms…