Funding
- An additional £61.5m put into global sum, for the extra 1% for GP and staff pay.
- Global sum rise from £85.35 to £87.92 per weighted patient.
- QOF point increase from £171.20 to £179.26.
- Item of service payments for all V&I programmes delivered via the SFE uplifted from £9.80 to £10.06.
- Uplift to the reimbursement schemes for parental and sickness cover.
Indemnity
- An extra £30m indemnity payment, bringing the total up to £60m – £1.017 per patient.
Premises cost directions
- Rent reviews not leading to varying lease terms.
- Rent reviews not requiring contractors to undertake their own valuation.
- Board reimbursing rent.
- Formalised arrangements for third party use of premises.
- Contractual rights to reclaim overpayments.
- PCD funding for anyone providing general medical services.
- Improvement grants permitted to purchase land to build an extension to existing premises.
- Explicit options if an owner-occupier is in receipt of a grant and hands back core contract during the abatement period.
- Explicit options if a leaseholder is in receipt of a grant and hands back core contract during the abatement period.
Other changes
- A requirement for all GP practices to use the e-Referral system by October 2018.