Core GP Contract
Purpose and outline
The purpose of the Service is to support NHS England in ensuring practices are meeting contractual requirement as set out in the GMS Contract Regulations. This Service ensures standardised care and improved patient outcomes and provides the relevant management information to support practices and commissioners understand their performance and ensure they meet their core GMS contract requirements.
Named GP, the Identification and Management of Patients with Frailty, dementia and alcohol are separate contractual requirements combined in this Service. An indicator counting the number of unpaid carers has been included to support delivery of government and Long Term Plan commitments on unpaid carers.
How this service is commissioned and provided
NHS England Regional teams and Sub ICB Locations commission this service from GP practices.
NHS England GP Contract Information
Information about this service:
- Quality service start date: 1 April 2022
- Quality service end date: 31 March 2025
- Payment period: N/A – contractual requirement with no funding attached, participation only service in CQRS.
- Collection frequency: Annual
- System type: Core contract.