Flexible Pools Service in NEL

GP employers and staff are asked to note that the NEL ICB commissioned Flexible Pools Service will come to an end on 31 October 2024.  The service has been in place for a number of years funded by NHSEI in the initial years. The ICB would now like to take an opportunity to evaluate the benefits of this resource as part of the need to confirm long term funding.

Over the course of the next few months we will be seeking views from employers and staff on their preferences for how locum and bank services should be developed locally and across NEL. This will then inform and be used as part of the case to secure long term resources shaped around the needs of local employers, our current workforce and clinicians looking to develop locum or portfolio careers. A first stage in this will be to undertake a needs assessment with key stakeholders and to baseline the existing locum and bank services operating in primary care across NEL. This information will be feed into our workforce development workstream via the GP Recruitment and Retention Reference Group.

If you have any questions or want to be part of the discussion please contact the PC Development team via nelondonicb.pcdevelopment@nhs.net.