As part of the current five-year GP contract, GPs earning over £150,000 in NHS income are required to submit self-declarations of their earnings.
This information will then be made public by NHS Digital listing:
- Name
- Job titles
- Earnings (in bands of £5,000)
- Name of organisation from which the highest earnings were drawn
- Number of other organisations from which NHS earnings were drawn
These plans were previously suspended in relation to 2019/20 and 2020/21 earnings.
The current BMA guidance is that, as this provision is still included within the GP contract, individuals falling into the scope of these regulations will be required to make a declaration of their 2021/2022 earnings in April 2023.
This will also apply to salaried and locum GPs. Initially, there were plans to increase the £150,000 threshold by £3,000 each year. However, it is unclear whether this is still the case and whether the threshold for 2021/2022 will be £156,000.
We understand that the BMA has requested a further suspension of the requirement and await further guidance.
If you have questions about anything that we discuss in this article, please contact your usual BHP Healthcare contact.
