Primary Health Care

(asked on 12th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to assess skill mix in primary care.


Answered by
James Morris Portrait
James Morris
This question was answered on 20th July 2022

As independent contractors, general practitioners consider the appropriate range of skills necessary to address the needs of their patients. The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) provides funding for 26,000 additional roles to create bespoke multi-disciplinary teams in primary care. NHS England reimburse Primary Care Networks with 100% of salary costs for these additional roles, such as clinical pharmacists, physician associates and first-contact physiotherapists. NHS England has committed to review the Scheme in 2023 to consider the scope of the roles available.

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