Additional funding of £82 million was announced in August 2024 to support the inclusion of recently qualified GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) for 2024/25 with funding only available for GPs who had qualified within the last 2 years. As a result, the primary care network directed enhanced service (PCN DES) was amended for 2024/25 to expand the ARRS and reimburse the employment costs of these recently qualified GPs. PCNs have been able to access this funding since October 2024.
The tables presented in this publication show the headcount of GPs recruited through the scheme at any time since 1 October 2024 along with monthly FTE values for the same period. All figures are based on claims submitted to the portal and approved by ICBs.
Initial releases will focus solely on GPs recruited through the scheme and may be expanded to cover other staff groups in future releases.
