# 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.

- Published: 1 Oct 2026
- Type: News
- Topic: Workforce
- For: Practice managers, PCN leads
- Applies to: England
- Deadline: 31 Mar 2027
- Review: Reviewed by the Abtrace team
- Web page: https://ontherecord.abtrace.com/posts/gp-reimbursement-scheme-locums-and-transfers/

## 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.

## Who it affects

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

## What to do

- 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.

## Deadline

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

## Sources

- [NHS England: Supplementary information to support changes to the 2026/27 GP contract](https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/supplementary-information-to-support-changes-to-the-2026-27-gp-contract/)

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