Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)

New roles in primary care

You can find complete job descriptions, funding, and training requirements for the new roles in primary care at the e-learning for healthcare hub.

PCN workforce plans to 2022

Implementation of the NW London primary care workforce transformation plan is facilitated by the Primary Care Workforce Task & Finish group.

Phase one of the primary care workforce plan, submission of the PCN Workforce Templates, was completed on 31 August 2020 and phase two is is now under way.

The new updated PCN workforce planning template for PCNs to provide indicative recruitment intentions for 2021/22 is now available on the FutureNHS website. Further information on this template can be accessed on the FutureNHS workforce planning workspace. Please ensure PCNs are accessing the template through the link provided and submitting completed templates to their CCG by 31 October (2020).

A new updated version of the CCG aggregate tool for October/November submissions will be uploaded to the same FutureNHS workspace shortly.

All previous versions of the template/ tool should be disregarded as these new versions incorporate the new nursing associate and trainee nursing associate roles.

If you or anyone in your region have any queries regarding October/November’s submission deadlines please contact england.primarycareworkforce@nhs.net.

Timeline

31 August: PCNs to formally submit recruitment intentions for 2020/21 to their CCGs.
30 September: CCGs to agree aggregate local plan with PCN clinical directors
31 October: PCNs to provide indicative recruitment intentions for 2021-2022 for recruitment of wider workforce including GPs, nurses, paramedics and ARRS roles

Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)

Under the Network Contract DES which went live on 1 July 2019, funding is made available to PCNs through a new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to recruit up to an additional 20,000 full time equivalent (FTE) posts across specific roles, over the next five years.

The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has been put in place to grow additional capacity through new roles in general practice, and by doing so, help to solve the workforce shortage.

The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme entitles PCNs to access funding to support recruitment across the specific reimbursable roles below. See section 2.3 of the Network Contract DES for details.

clinical pharmacists
social prescribing link workers
physician associates
paramedics
first contact physiotherapists
pharmacy technicians
occupational therapists
dietitians
chiropodists / podiatrists
mental health practitioners

Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) First Contact Practitioner Community Paramedics

The additional roles reimbursement scheme is expanding to include paramedics from April 2021. Click here to view some of the prerequisites to PCNs claiming reimbursement under the ARRS, with links to tools and further guidance to support decision making.

ARRS role support

First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Musculoskeletal):
A Roadmap to Practice

ARRS salary modelling tool 2021-22

Click here to view the ARRS salary modelling tool 2021-22

Claims documentation - Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme

This letter sets out the process by which CCGs can claim centrally held additional funds for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme:
PCNs additional roles reimbursement scheme: update to commissioners: Letter from Robert Kettell

Claim form reimbursable roles

Annex A - assurance

Annex B - sub-contracting services

First Contact Practioner resources

Useful links

Useful CSP links

Health and Wellbeing Coaches

Newly released Health and Wellbeing Coaches FAQ for PCN recruiting Health and Wellbeing Coaches

New Roles in Primary Care Toolkit

Please click here to find out more about the New Roles in Primary Care Toolkit

Paramedic and London Weighting discussion documents

There are some new resources and papers available on the paramedic and London Weighting discussions currently taking place. Please click on the links below to view them:

Development of LW Principles

Paramedic and LW issues - ARRS

PCN Inner and Outer LW Salary Costing Model

Please email any queries/questions to the workforce inbox: nwlccgs.workforce.mailbox@nhs.net

PCN workforce templates (more information)

The new updated PCN workforce planning template for PCNs to provide indicative recruitment intentions for 2021/22 is now available on the FutureNHS workspace. Further information on this template can be accessed on the workforce planning workspace. Please ensure PCNs are accessing the template through the link provided and submitting completed templates to their CCG by 31 October (2020).

A new updated version of the CCG aggregate tool for October/November submissions will be uploaded to the same FutureNHS page shortly.

All previous versions of the template/tool should be disregarded as these new versions incorporate the new nursing associate and trainee nursing associate roles.

Recorded webinars

Musculoskeletal First Contact Physiotherapists: NHSEI webinar and Q&A session

Over 350 participants joined the MSK FCP webinar and Q&A session across various roles and organisations. A large number of questions were received via the Q&A chat box and whilst a vast majority of the questions were picked up by the expert speakers and panellists, the team will be reviewing all the questions and identifying common themes. These will be addressed as part of a dedicated MSK FCP FAQ and launched on the FutureNHS platform. The recording and presentations of the webinar is available now.

https://future.nhs.uk/connect.ti/ECDC/view?objectID=15165136