Workforce · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

GP reimbursement scheme now covers locums and practice transfers

From 1 Oct 2026 practices can claim locum GP sessions under the practice level GP reimbursement scheme and pass entitlement to another practice.

Deadline 31 Mar 2027

01 / What's changed

From 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2027, practices can claim for eligible GP locum sessions. Claims are capped at the lower of actual hourly cost or £78.41 an hour (£79.84 with London weighting).
Practices can now transfer all or part of their entitlement to another practice, inside or outside their PCN, using the Transfer of Financial Entitlement form sent to the ICB.
Extra sessions agreed with existing salaried GPs between 30 Apr and 24 Jun 2026 can be claimed at up to £90.61 an hour (£92.27 in London) until 31 Mar 2027, following a corrected SFE error.

GP practices in England using, or planning to use, the practice level GP reimbursement scheme, worth £4.57 per adjusted patient for 2026/27.

Check your entitlement and how much you have claimed so far in CQRS Local.
If you will not use it all, discuss a transfer to another practice with your PCN and ICB.
Check locum sessions you plan to claim meet the scheme rules, including the limit of 9 sessions a week for any one GP.
If you agreed extra sessions between 30 Apr and 24 Jun 2026, check your claims use the higher hourly rate.

The scheme runs until 31 Mar 2027, so claims must relate to sessions up to that date.