November 12, 2020

The challenges facing general practice: ARRS proving a real pain

klinik_health_dev / November 12, 2020

Responses to our latest poll indicate that the Additional Roles Recruitment Scheme (ARRS) is proving a real pain for GPs. ARRS funding looks to broaden healthcare staffing provision in primary care, with roles such as social prescribers and ‘first contact practitioner’ physios. But practices are being asked to recruit roles that some feel don’t meet immediate needs, and to do this at one of their busiest times ever. “The problem has been the restricti…

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."

"Now we know what the demand is, we can see what changes need to be made, and we can manage expectation and optimise the journey for every patient. We can assign the right level of resources to deal with the enquiry, and use the most expensive resource where it’s most effective."

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."