# 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.

- Published: 30 Apr 2026
- Type: Deadline
- Topic: PCN
- For: PCN leads
- Applies to: England
- Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Review: Reviewed by the Abtrace team
- Web page: https://ontherecord.abtrace.com/posts/pcn-arrs-workforce-plan-due-31-october/

## 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.

## Who it affects

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

## What to do

- 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.

## Deadline

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

## Sources

- [NHS England: Network Contract DES guidance for 2026/27, Part B: non-clinical](https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/network-contract-des-part-b-guidance-non-clinical-26-27-2.pdf)

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