30th December 2025
Details of additional funding to end formal dispute with Scottish Government.
The BMA's Scottish GP Committee and Scottish Government have agreed a package of funding over 2026-2029 that will see recurrent funding to general practice increase by £250m by 2028/29. This is not a pay deal, but is a separate investment that will provide much needed stability and support to General Practice and restore a substantial amount of lost funding to practices in Scotland.
The largest portion of the funding, worth £148.3m by year three, will be used to improve practice workforce in the face of the pressures practices face. There is also £40m to introduce a system of direct reimbursement of certain non-staff expenses, reducing the risk to practices created by increasing costs.
Reimbursements for locum cover in the SFE will be uplifted and eligibility for reimbursement of locums to cover GP sickness absences will change to be permitted from day one of an absence.
See full details at
https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/contracts/gp-contract/gp-contract-scotland-202627-and-202829