Latest Updates for GP Payments and Pensions
Monthly Service Update
GP Practice Monthly Updates 25 October - click here
Change in contribution rates & Introduction of the 10-week rule - click here
GP Practice Monthly Updates 22 September - click here
GP Practice Monthly Updates 3 August - click here
GP Practice Monthly Updates 23 June - click here
GP Practice Monthly Updates 19 May - click here
GP Practice Monthly Updates 07 April - click here
GPPP Monthly Service Update 31 January - click here
GPPP Monthly Service Update 17 December - click here
GPPP Monthly Service Update 08 November - click here
GPPP Monthly Service Update 08 October - click here
GPPP Monthly Service Update 02 September - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 18 August - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 11 August - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 4 August - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 27 July - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 16 July - click here
GPPP Weekly Service Update 12 July - click here
Audience: All GP Payments and Pensions users
Dates: Various
Summary: As part of our ongoing commitment to improving your experience of using the GP Payments and Pension services in PCSE Online, here is an update on recent improvements and important updates.
A/PMS baseline information
Update - Access to a deceased patients record or access to a Health Record - click here
Audience: Practice main contacts
Date: 02 August 2022
Summary: Deceased patient records no longer need to be printed and sent to PCSE. From Monday 1 August, GP practices are required to respond to Access to Health Records Act (AHRA) requests for deceased patients and action accordingly.
A/PMS baseline information
Global sum capitation data for A/PMS practice statements - click here
Audience: A/PMS practices
Date: 04 April 2022
Summary: Commissioners can now use the new PCSE Online feature to enter A/PMS baseline information for payments from 1 April 2022 onwards, this will allow A/PMS practices to view global sum capitation data on their monthly contractual statements.
A/PMS Baseline Payment Functionality on PCSE Online - click here
Audience: CCGs & RLTs
Date: 30 March 2022
Summary: CCG Commissioners can now use the new PCSE Online feature to enter A/PMS baseline information for payments from 1 April 2022 onwards, this will allow A/PMS practices to view global sum capitation data on their monthly contractual statements. Guidance on how to use the new functionality can be found here.
Estimate of Pensionable income
Reminder to submit 2022/23 Estimate - click here
Audience: Practice main contacts and users with estimate & salary change roles
Date: 18 March 2022
Summary: Reminder to submit Estimate of Pensionable incomes by 31 March and important information covering how to submit, what happens if the form is not submitted by 31 March, if practices are unable to submit via PCSE Online or have already submitted and further guidance.
Submit your Estimate of Pensionable Income - click here
Audience: Practice main contacts and users with estimate & salary change roles
Date: 07 March 2022
Summary: Deadline to submit Estimate of Pensionable income has been extended to 31 March. Details covering why this is required, how to submit, who can submit the Estimate form and what happens if the form is not submitted by 31 March.
Information for Locum GPs
Special PCSE bulletin for GP Locums - click here
Audience: Locum GPs
Date: 06 October 2022
Summary: This bulletin contains information on changes being introduced by NHS Pensions that will affect GP locums including the examples to explain how the 10-week rule works, new tier rates, Locum A and B forms and submitting locum forms on PCSE Online.
Change in contribution rates & Introduction of the 10-week rule - click here
Audience: All GPs, Practice Main Contacts, Commissioners and LMCs
Date: 29 September 2022
Summary: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced it is introducing changes to the amount members pay towards their NHS pension. This update provides further clarity on these changes including details on upcoming webinars being held for Locum GPs and Locum Approvers.
Important Pensions Information for Locum GPs - click here
Audience: Locums GPs
Date: 28 March 2022
Summary: Important information about how we've made it easier to submit Locum A and B forms on PCSE Online, how to submit locum forms for RMS Appraisal work, Locum forms at Financial Year End, under or over payment of pension contributions and out of Hours work.
GP Pensions communication to Locum GPs - click here
Audience: CCGs and RLTs
Date: 28 March 2022
Summary: Informing CCGs and RLTs that we have communicated to Locum GPs today with important pensions information as per above.
EoY Pensions Certificates
Special End of Year Pensions Bulletin - click here
Audience: GP's and Practice Managers
Date: 24 February 2022
Summary: Deadline to submit End of Year (EoY) pension certificates has been extended to 7 March. Recordings and demos shared from our recent webinars to help GP's complete their EoY forms on PCSE Online and also a reminder to check for any missing certificates for previous years.
End of Year pensions certificates - click here
Audience: GP's and Practice Managers
Date: 4 February 2022
Summary: Reminder to submit End of Year pension certificates by 28 February 2022. This update also explains how to submit end of year pension forms, how to sign up to upcoming webinars that will cover how to submit Type 1 Annual Certificates and Type 2 Self Assessments, including a live Q&A opportunity. There are also links to extra information and guidance on our website.
Understanding Pensions Contributions
A guide to understanding pension contributions
Audience: GP Practice staff (view statement and Practice PL manager roles)
Date: 15 November 2021
Summary: We’ve produced a guide to help you understand why pension contributions might not reflect what you were expecting.
CV Template change
13 January 2022 - Further paycodes have been updated to the Contract Variation. The latest CV template can be found here.
Important - Update to CV template
Audience: Commissioners
Dates: 24 December 2021
Summary: The Contract Variation template has been updated with additional paycodes relating to Cervical Screening Ceasing Audit payment types and is available on PCSE online via the above link.
Important – Update to CV template
Audience: Commissioners
Dates: 24 November 2021
Summary: Contract Variation template has been updated with additional payment types and pay codes
Important update – Contract Variation template change
Audience: Commissioners
Dates: 30 September 2021
Summary: Important changes to the contract variation template.
Important update – Upcoming Contract Variation template change
Audience: Commissioners
Dates: 09 September 2021
Summary: Changes to the contract variation template are coming.
GSUM payments
Audience: CCGs on the Welsh border
Summary: NHS Digital has fixed the problem with the data, but this will affect some quarter 4 GSUM payments for affected practices. Practices do not need to take any action. Where CCGs have made advances to their practices to resolve this locally, these will now need to be recovered by making correction entries to the Contract Variations submitted in PCSE Online.
Audience: CCGs on the Welsh border
Date: 03 November 2021
Summary: NHS Digital has identified an issue with their Q3 Practice List size data for Practices situated near the Welsh border. Once NHS Digital has fixed the problem, the PCSE Payments Team will determine who has been affected, make any adjustments required to their GSUM payment and communicate this to the affected practices.
Statements not showing correct GSUM - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices (53)
Date: 09 July 2021
Summary: Your GSUM payment for July-September will show in two locations. The majority will show under the main GSUM heading and the remaining amount under the adjustment heading, but showing as a GSUM code. Your payment is not affected. The team are working to resolve the issue.
Important update – Global sum (GSUM) payment calculation - click here
Audience: GP Practices
Date: 08 July 2021
Summary: From July 2021, your GSUM payment will be calculated via a different data source, the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) component of the central NHS Spine. The Capitation data (patient list sizes) moves from NHAIS to PDS and is one of the main inputs for GSUM payment you receive. We have been running GSUM calculations for the past 18 months using data from both sources in our test systems to ensure results are consistent and correct.
Duplicate Pension Payments
GP - Duplicate Pension Payments taken in June, will be refunded in August - click here
GP - Duplicate Pension Payments taken in June, no deduction will be taken in July - click here
GP Practice - Duplicate Pension Payments taken in June, no deduction will be taken in July - click here
GP Practice - Duplicate Pension Payments taken in June, will be refunded in August - click here
Audience: Targeted GPs and their GP Practices
Dates: 29 and 30 July 2021
Summary: We have identified an error which means some GPs had duplicate pensions payments taken in June. To rectify the issue, GPs are either being refunded in August or no pension deduction will be taken in July. We have notified GPs individually and also their practices.
Missed GP Pension Contributions
Important update - Pension deductions issue - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 29 October 2021
Summary: A small group of practices did not have pension contributions deducted for pension scheme members between 1 June 2021 and September 2021. Pension scheme numbers (SD numbers) were missing for some pension scheme members in the legacy system and was therefore not migrated with the rest of the information to the GP Payments and Pensions service. Contributions will be deducted over November, December and January to correct this, where there are sufficient funds available.
Important update - Pension deduction issue - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 29 October 2021
Summary: A small group of practices did not have the correct employee contributions (AVC) deducted for pension scheme members between 1 June 2021 and September 2021. We have now updated the employee contributions data and resolved the issue. Contributions will be deducted over November, December and January to correct this, where there are sufficient funds available.
Important update - Pension deduction issues - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 29 October 2021
Summary: A small group of practices did not have pension contributions deducted for pension scheme members between 1 June 2021 and September 2021. In addition, some pension scheme members did not have the correct employee contributions (AVC) deducted. Contributions will be deducted over November, December and January to correct this, where there are sufficient funds available.
Important update: Pension arrears to be collected in September - click here
Audience: Targeted Pension Scheme Members
Date: 17 September 2021
Summary: Additional clarification and reassurance about the process to be taken following a small number of GP practices where pension contributions have not been deducted from the practice payment since Tuesday 1 June 2021. Contributions will be deducted in September, where there are sufficient funds available.
Important update: Pension arrears to be collected in September - click here
Audience: Commissioners
Date: 17 September 2021
Summary: We have resolved an issue affecting a small number of GP practices where pension contributions have not been deducted from the practice payment since Tuesday 1 June 2021. Contributions will be deducted in September, where there are sufficient funds available.
Pension deductions missing for some pension scheme - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 17 September 2021
Summary: Pension scheme numbers (SD numbers) were missing for some pension scheme members in the legacy system and was therefore not migrated with the rest of the information to the GP Payments and Pensions service. We now have the relevant SD numbers, and have resolved the issue. Contributions will be deducted in September, where there are sufficient funds available to do so.
Pension deductions missing for some GP Performers - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Dates: 30 June 2021, 01 July 2021
Summary: We are aware some practices have not had pensions contributions deducted for all of their GP Performers in their June statement. We are investigating the issue and the team is working to resolve this quickly for those who are affected.
QOF Overpayments
Important Update - QOF Aspiration payment issue - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 02 July 2021
Summary: You have received an overpayment of your QOF Aspiration payment in your June statement, caused by an issue during the migration from the old system to the new. Following discussions with your Commissioner, the issue will be rectified in your August pay run.
Important Update - QOF Achievement payment issue - click here
Audience: Targeted GP Practices
Date: 02 July 2021
Summary: You have received an duplicate payment of your QOF Achievement payment in your June statement, this issue will be rectified in your July pay run.
Full payment amounts not received in June statement
Keeping you updated - Ad hoc payment adjustments to GP Practices - click here
Audience: Commissioners
Date: 01 July 2021
Summary: We have written to affected practices to say we're aware they have not received the full amounts due in their June statement. An ad hoc payment will be made on or around 6 July.
Ad hoc Payment adjustments to be made to your practice - click here
Audience: GP Practices
Date:
Summary: You have not received the full amounts due in your June statement. An ad hoc payment will be made on or around 6 July to rectify this. If you have more than one payment element missing, this will be paid in one lump sum.
LMC Levy Payments not deducted
Important Update - Levy payment deductions - click here
Audience: LMCs areas for affected practices
Dates:28 June 2021, 01 July 2021
Summary: Levy deductions for practices within your area for June were not collected - this relates only to PMS or GMS practices. June's deductions will be taken in July, and the necessary payment will be processed to you. We have notified the practices affected.
Important Update - Levy payment deductions - click here
Audience: Affected GP practices
Dates: 28 June 2021, 01 July 2021
Summary: LMC levy deductions for your practice were not collected in June. This will be rectified on your next month's contractual payment and deductions will be taken for June, alongside the normal July deductions.
Commissioners self-serve functionality for contract variation schedules
Important update – Contract Variation Uploads and Self-Serve (pcsengland.co.uk)
Audience: Commissioners
Date: 23 July 2021
Important update re self-serve on GP Payments and Pensions system - click here
Audience: Commissioners
Date: 01 July 2021
Summary: We are currently working to fix a technical issue with the contract variation schedule self-serve function on the system. To ensure you are not impacted by missed or potentially duplicate payments, PCSE will continue to process payment schedules for July.
Unverified GPPP user registration requests
Important update re request for access to GP Payments and Pensions service - click here
Audience: Targeted GP practice staff
Date: 29 June 2021
Summary: We are unable to action your request for changes to be made to the nominated GP Payments and Pensions (GPPP) user administrators, as we do not have you listed as a verified financial contact at your practice. This level of verification is an important part of the access process, as the GPPP services involve sensitive financial information.