. • HSCP/IJB combined this with ring-fenced, unused PCIF reserves to expand the coverage to another 40 practices, on a temporary basis, until March 2023 (total of 80 practices: 45 with full-time and 3 35 with part-time support) . • July 2021: SG advised: “Plans for Urgent Care, Community Link Workers and Additional Professional roles should continue and services already in place should be maintained, but the expectation for 2021-22 is that their further development… may 4 progress at a slower pace to allow the commitments around VTP , 5 CTAC and pharmacotherapy to be accelerated”. • “Integration Authorities should endeavour to ensure that ring- fenced Primary Care Improvement Fund… supports the delivery of the three priority areas [VTP, CTAC and pharmacotherapy] for 2 Primary Care Improvement Plan - Bulletins and Additional Information | Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (hscp.scot) 3 The number of practices reduced from 81 to 80 because of a merger. 4 VTP – Vaccination Transformation Programme 5 CTAC – Community Treatment and Care Services 2021-22 before further investment of PCIF monies in the other 6 MoU commitments”. • Glasgow City HSCP follows guidance by allocating approximately 70-75% to VTP, CTAC and pharmacotherapy, and 25 -30%% on other roles, such as CLWs. 2023 • SG confirmed funding of £1.3m to continue support for 80 practices until March 2024. 2023 - Looking ahead to 2024/25 • The Health and Social Care Alliance and We Are With You are the suppliers until April 2024, under contract with NHSGG&C. • Contracts will finish at the end of March 2024, therefore, a new procurement process was initiated (with the tenders issued by August 2023) so that the programme could continue without a gap. • At this time, Glasgow City HSCP had not received confirmation from SG that supplementary funding for CLWs would be available for 24/25. • Re-tendering progressed on the basis that the only funding would be the PCIF of £2.186m. • Feedback from the Local Medical Committee/GP subcommittee was that all 80 practices should receive support in 2024/25. • To achieve this objective, practices with a full-time CLW would reduce to part-time support from April 2024. • The Health & Social Care Alliance secured the 7 lots to deliver the programme from April 2024 for 12 months, with option to extend annually for 48 months.