Musculoskeletal Disorders: General Practitioners

(asked on 14th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department is providing to support the roll-out of musculoskeletal first contact practitioners in general practice.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 19th July 2023

We remain committed to growing and diversifying the general practice workforce, through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Primary care networks (PCNs) and practices have recruited over 29,000 additional staff, including nursing associates, pharmacists, physiotherapists and social prescribing link workers, hitting the Government's target to recruit 26,000 a year ahead of the March 2024 target.

NHS England have committed to supporting all of the roles recruited through the scheme into the future, and PCNs can be confident that there will be funding for any ARRS role recruited before March 2024.

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