North East London
As part of the Long-Term Plan, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and General Practices are encouraged to build a team of people with diverse skills and capabilities to support increased access for patients, alleviate pressures on existing staff, and improve the quality of care and services. The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) provides PCNs with funding for some of these roles. Under the Primary Care Network DES, networks are able to recruit new roles to expand their care team with NHSE&I with a forecast of 26,000 additional staff working in general practice by 2024.
The aim of the scheme is to build and utilise the additional roles to solve the workforce shortage in general practice. Whereas the funding will be for new roles being introduced within PCNs, each network will have the flexibility to determine which roles form a core list they require based on their patient population requirements.
This website offers information, tools and links to help with the understanding of the various roles and how they support primary care.
Link to: Induction Sessions
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INDUCTION SESSIONS
Click on the roles to see related information, tools and links.
Link to: Advanced Practitioner
Advanced Practitioner
Link to: Care Coordinator
Care Coordinator
Link to: Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacist
Link to: Dietitian
Dietitian
Link to: Digital Transformation Lead
Digital Transformation Lead
Link to: Enhanced Nurse
Enhanced Nurse
Link to: First Contact Physiotherapist
First Contact Physiotherapist
Link to: GP Assistant
GP Assistant
Link to: Health and Wellbeing Coach
Health and Wellbeing Coach
Link to: Mental Health Practitioner
Mental Health Practitioner
Link to: Nursing Associate & Trainee Nursing Associate
Nursing Associate & TNA
Link to: Occupational Therapist
Occupational
Therapist
Link to: Paramedic
Paramedic
Link to: Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician
Link to: Physician Associate
Physician Associate
Link to: Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist
Link to: Podiatrist
Podiatrist
Link to: Social Prescribing Link Worker
Social Prescribing Link Worker
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Click Here for the Maximum Reimbursement Amounts per role for 2023/24
| Roles | Indicative band | Annual maximum reimbursable amount per role | Annual maximum reimbursable amount per role plus inner HCAS | Annual maximum reimbursable amount per role plus outer HCAS |
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Clinical pharmacists
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7-8a
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£59,312 | £68,768 | £65,948 |
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Pharmacy technicians
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5 | £38,187 | £46,076 | £44,104 |
| Social prescribing link worker | Up to 5 | £38,187 | £46,076 | £44,104 |
| Health and wellbeing coaches | Up to 5 | £38,187 | £46,076 | £44,104 |
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Care co-ordinators
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4 | £31,746 | £38,346 | £37,011 |
| Physician associates | 7 | £57,465 | £66,921 | £64,101 |
| Apprentice Physician Associate | 5 | £38,187 | £46,076 | £44,104 |
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First contact physiotherapists
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7-8a | £59,312 | £68,768 | £65,948 |
| Dietitians | 7 | £57,465 | £66,921 | £64,101 |
| Podiatrists | 7 | £57,465 | £66,921 | £64,101 |
| Occupational therapists | 7 |
£57,465
|
£66,921 | £64,101 |
| Nurse Training Associates | 3 | £28,177 | £34,442 | £33,443 |
| Nursing Associates | 4 | £31,746 | £38,346 | £37,011 |
| Community Paramedics | 7 | £57,465 | £66,921 | £64,101 |
| Advanced Practitioners | 8a | £65,002 | £74,457 | £71,638 |
| General Practice Assistant | 4 | £31,746 | £38,346 | £37,011 |
| Digital and Transformation Lead | 8a | £65,002 | £74,457 | £71,638 |
| Adult Mental Health Practitioner and CYP Mental Health Practitioner | 4 | £15,873 | £19,173 | £18,506 |
| 5 | £19,094 | £23,038 | £22,052 | |
| 6 | £23,551 | £28,279 | £26,869 | |
| 7 | £28,733 | £33,460 | £32,050 | |
| 8a | £32,501 | £37,229 | £35,819 |
Please see below all the information for the 2023/24 Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
- Cover note for GPs and commissioners: Network Contract DES from April 2023
- Network Contract DES – Contract specification for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Capacity and Access Improvement Payment for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – CVD Prevention and Diagnosis guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Personalised Care guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Tackling Neighbourhood Health Inequalities guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Early Cancer Diagnosis guidance for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – Subcontract for the provision of services for 2023/24
- Network Contract DES – PCN adjusted populations spreadsheet
WEBINARS:
How We Grow Expertise & Ensure Personalised Care Practitioners Are Core Members of MDTs – 27 Apr 23
Click HERE for the Transformation Partners in Health and Care- Personalised Care Events and webinars
Further Useful Links, Tools and Documents
- SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR EMBEDDING THE PERSONALISED CARE WORKFORCE – Latest Newsletter
- PCN Toolkit: Using Social Prescribing,Health Coaching and Care Co-ordination to tackle health inequalities
- It aims to:
Practically support PCNs to recruit, employ, embed, support, and develop all three of the roles
Signpost to all the useful resources, specifications and guidance on personalised care, social prescribers, health coaches, care coordinators and how population health and health inequalities relates to personalised care
Give practical examples of how each of the roles can work with patients, different cohorts, including those impacted by health inequalities
- It aims to:
- HEE Toolkit
- ARRS roles in PC New Roles in Primary Care Guidance – This Health Education England Primary Care National Toolkit has been created to enable PCNs to develop their workforce. It refers not only to ARRS roles but to all new roles in Primary Care.
- Additional Roles Overview
- PCN Additional Roles – The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of each of the roles available for reimbursement via the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and how these roles may be used in Primary Care Networks (PCNs), that should assist in considerations for your workforce planning.
- Supervision
- Supervision for roles recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)
- ARRS Roles – Guidance on supervision, training and responsibility