A 7.2% rise in GP contract funding has been announced today as part of an agreed deal hailed by the BMA as ‘the first step on the road to recovery’ for general practice in England.

The agreement – the first in four years – sees almost £800m invested into the global sum; the axing of 32 QOF indicators; an increase to the Item of Service (IoS) fee for routine childhood vaccinations; and GPs and practice nurses permanently added to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).

Read more – Management in Practice (28/2/25)