Deadline · PCN · 30 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

PCN ARRS workforce plans are due with ICBs by 31 October 2026

Each PCN must send its commissioner a workforce plan with updated 2026/27 recruitment plans by 31 October 2026.

Deadline 31 Oct 2026

01 / What's changed

The 2026/27 Part B guidance, dated 30 April 2026, confirms each PCN must return a workforce plan to its commissioner by 31 October 2026, setting out any updated recruitment plans for 2026/27.
The commissioner then agrees the plan with the PCN clinical director and shares agreed plans with NHS England regional teams by 30 November 2026.
For 2026/27 each PCN's ARRS sum is £27.668 per head of its contractor weighted population as at 1 January 2026.

PCN clinical directors and managers in England who claim, or plan to claim, through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

Work out your 2026/27 ARRS entitlement using the national ready reckoner and your January 2026 weighted population.
Set out planned recruitment by role, including any GP or nurse posts moving across from Capacity and Access Payment or test site funding.
Check that every ARRS-funded member of staff is recorded in the PCN module of the National Workforce Reporting Service, which must be updated monthly.
Tell your commissioner about any leaver no later than the end of the month in which they leave, using the ARRS claims portal.

Send your workforce plan to your commissioner by 31 October 2026.