Contracts

The GP contract imposition - how will it affect you?

In October 2012, the Government announced that, despite 5 months of detailed negotiations, it was planning to force through changes to GP contracts from April.

See our GP contract survival guide to see how the changes affect you

General Medical Services contract

Agreed contract changes for 2012-2013 (PDF)
The following changes were agreed between the GPC and NHS employers on behalf of the four health departments in November 2011.

Model GMS contract and variation document
You can download this from the DH website

Personal Medical Services

PMS agreements
Covering permanence, the new GMS, finance, the regulatory framework, movement to GMS, practice-led commissiong, appraisal funding and political representation.

Reviewing PMS contractual arrangements
This guidance note sets out the options available to PMS practices when PCTs seek to change PMS contracts.

Further contractual guidance

Public Health Services Contract (FAQs)
The public health services contract is a non-mandatory contract that local authorities - as commissioners - can use for commissioning public health services. Read our FAQs.

Dispensary Services Quality Scheme (PDF)
Specification of requirements for receiving dispensary services quality payments

Focus on outer boundaries (PDF)
Do all practices have to create outer boundaries and how will they impact on patients?

Focus on GP seniority payments (PDF)
Guidance on calculating seniority payments, claiming for work outside the NHS, appeals, salaried GPs, sabbaticals, voluntary overseas service and primary medical services GPs.

Primary Medical contracts - who can hold what? (PDF)
Eligibility criteria for holding different types of primary medical services contract and eligibility to be a member of the NHS Pension Scheme. Plus the circumstances when more than one contract may be held.

Contractual issues for GPs (PDF)
Covers implications of retirement on practices, practice mergers and advertising and tendering vacancies

Managing disputes with a Primary Care Organisation (PDF)
A dispute resolution procedure is needed to resolve issues that arise within the contract for example a dispute involving financial entitlement under the contract (It does not cover employment disputes)

Focus on health body service status (PDF)
If practices opt to become a health service body how are disputes properly managed?

Medical performers list for GPs applying as individuals (PDF)
For those applying as an individual medical practitioner to join a performers list, and for those intending to withdraw from a list.

The suspended GP performer (PDF)
To provide Local Medical Committees (LMCs) and GPs with authoritative guidance on the implications for, and actions required by, a suspended GP performer.

FAQs on funding in the GMS contract