GPs in England get 1% pay increase and £60m towards indemnity fees
BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1293 (Published 20 March 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k1293
- Abi Rimmer
- The BMJ
GPs in England will receive a 1% increase to their pay and £60m (€68m; $84m) towards indemnity fees, under changes to the general medical services contract announced by NHS England on 20 March.
It said that the contract would deliver £256.3m of investment in primary care next year, 3.4% higher than in 2017-18.
GPs will receive an initial 1% pay uplift, as well as an inflationary uplift to expenses, which is expected to be increased further when the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) makes its recommendations later this year. Any further increase will be backdated to 1 …
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