The proposed 2025/26 GP contract includes an additional £889m core funding, adding to the £433m increase from autumn 2024.
Key Financial Changes:
- Global sum per weighted patient rising to £121.90 from £112.50 (8.4% increase)
- Childhood immunisation fees to increase by £2 to £12.06.
- Locum reimbursement funding to increase by between 15.9% and 17.1% due to the recent DDRB increases.
- QOF – 32 indicators (worth 212 points) will be permanently retired with the funding moved to global sum and other QOF indicators. 141 points (totalling an additional £198m) will be added to the nine CVD indicators. Upper thresholds for these indicators will increase, whilst the lower thresholds remain unchanged.
- ARRS funding to be expanded to include practice nurses.
- ARRS funding for GPs to increase by £9,305 to £82,418 (plus on costs) in line with the BMA recommended pay range. There will be no cap on the number of GPs which have be engaged under the scheme.
- A new enhanced service for pre-referral advice to be introduced at £20 per item of service.
- From October ’25, patients must be able to submit routine, non-urgent requests online during core hours.
The full contract outline can be viewed at BMA accepts 2025/26 contract for GPs in England as a ‘starting point’ – BMA media centre – BMA
Further information will follow as more details are announced. Please get in touch with your usual BHP Healthcare contact if you wish to discuss further.
This material is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as professional advice.
