£10m scheme will cover GPs' indemnity fees over winter.

Abstract

NHS England has made £10m (€11.4m; $13.4m) available for indemnity costs to help GPs working out-of-hours shifts over the winter. The scheme will run from 1 October 2017 until after the Easter weekend, 2 April 2018. NHS England said that it would allow doctors to commit to more out-of-hours sessions without needing to negotiate changes to their indemnity cover. GPs who want to work additional sessions will agree a likely number of sessions they will work over the period with their out-of-hours …