As you know, under GP IT Futures, the administration of the contracted GPIT investment has changed. Where budgets and access to services were centrally managed, now each CCG receives a fair allocation of budget representing a share of the whole central budget and is free to select funding to support a wide range of products.
We have not however fully delegated budget responsibility, so CCGs will not physically receive the funding allocation, instead;
- Each CCG 'qualifies' for access to their allocation by meeting the simple criteria below
- Each CCG or Authority Organisation contracts on their own behalf
- Invoices are managed and paid between NHS Diigital and DHSC so long as the CCG (as the agent receiving the allocation) remains within the allocation budget
- Where a CCG spends in excess of the allocated budget, or wishes to use separate funding streams for a purchase then they should contract in the usual way, but make separate arrangements for the payment of invoices which will not be managed by NHS Digital.
At the present time, in order to qualify for receipt of the allocation
- Each relevant Practice within scope of the funding must have a Foundation Solution in place (an ex GPSoC system which has not acheived compliance under GPIT Futures terms will fulfill this condition also during Financial Year 2020/21)
- Each CCG must not be operating under the Continuity Call Off Contract/s signed on their behalf
However as a result of the disruption to normal services associated with the COVID-19, and the constrained operating environment, we are looking to revise the above position in order that you are able of access appropriate funds more quickly and without the burden of Foundation Solution reprocurement. We shall therefore update this page as new approaches are agreed.
Further details on the rules relating to the allocations will be released shortly.