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What is the Medical ACT Budget?

The total Medical ACT funding available for distribution 2024/25 is £127m; this represents an increase of £8m from 2023/24 levels, of which £122m has been allocated via the allocation model. 

 

The table below breaks down the component parts of the allocation with the increases compared to 2023/24. 

 

Medical ACT funding 

Funding 2024/25 

Increase 2024/25 

Funding 2023/24 

ACT baseline Prior Year 

£84,328,928 

£0 

£84,328,928 

NES baseline inflation increase 

 

£0 

 

16/17 (50) Widening Access expansion 

£4,875,000 

£0 

£4,875,000 

21/22 (10) Widening Access expansion 

£715,000 

£195,000 

£520,000 

22/23 (30) Widening Access expansion 

£1,560,000 

£585,000 

£975,000 

23/24 (25) Widening Access expansion 

£812,500 

£487,500 

£325,000 

19/20 (60) COMET/GPEP expansion 

£5,850,000 

£390,000 

£5,460,000 

22/23 (25) GPEP expansion 

£1,300,000 

£487,500 

£812,500 

20/21 (25) HCP Med Expansion 

£1,909,375 

£487,500 

£1,421,875 

21/22 (155) General expansion 

£11,082,500 

£3,022,500 

£8,060,000 

22/23 (5) HCP Med Expansion  

£195,000 

£73,125 

£121,875 

22/23 (25) General expansion 

£1,300,000 

£487,500 

£812,500 

23/24 (75) General expansion 

£2,437,500 

£1,462,500 

£975,000 

18/19 (55) ScotGEM expansion 

£4,345,000 

(£27,500) 

£4,372,500 

22/23 (15) ScotGEM expansion 

£885,000 

£292,500 

£592,500 

 

 

 

 

Primary care increase* 

£3,515,000 

£0 

£3,515,000 

Additional 115 non-recurrent intake (100 20/21 and 15 21/22) 

£2,242,500 

£0 

£2,242,500 

Total Medical ACT Funding 

£127,353,303 

£7,943,125 

£119,410,178 

Funding allocated outside the model 

 

 

 

20/21 HCP Med Yrs. 1-3 funding 

(£1,438,125) 

(£219,375) 

(£1,218,750) 

Additional 115 non-recurrent intake 

(£2,242,500) 

£0 

(£2,242,500) 

Funding reserved for national projects 

(£1,944,373) 

(£1,944,373) 

 

Total Medical ACT Funding inside the model 

£121,728,304 

£5,779,377 

£115,948,928 

 

Medical ACT Allocations 2024/25 Information Document

This page was last updated on: 22.07.2024 at 08.10


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