What is the Medical ACT Budget?

The total recurrent Medical ACT funding available for distribution 2026/27 is £153m; this represents an increase of £4.8m from 2025/26 levels. There remains £97k non-recurrent funding, which ceases after 2026/27.

Medical ACT Allocations 2026/27 Information Document

The table below breaks down the component parts of the allocation with the increases compared to 2025/26.

Medical ACT funding	Funding 2026/27	Increase 2026/27	Funding 2025/26
ACT baseline prior year	£100,436,446	£0	£100,436,446
16/17 (50) Widening Access expansion	£4,875,000	£0	£4,875,000
21/22 (10) Widening Access expansion	£975,000	£65,000	£910,000
22/23 (30) Widening Access expansion	£2,730,000	£585,000	£2,145,000
23/24 (25) Widening Access expansion	£1,787,500	£487,500	£1,300,000
19/20 (60) COMET/GPEP expansion	£5,850,000	£0	£5,850,000
22/23 (25) GPEP expansion	£2,275,000	£487,500	£1,787,500
21/22 (155) General expansion	£15,112,500	£1,007,500	£14,105,000
22/23 (25) General expansion	£2,275,000	£487,500	£1,787,500
23/24 (75) General expansion	£5,362,500	£1,462,500	£3,900,000
18/19 (55) ScotGEM expansion	£4,290,000	£0	£4,290,000
18/19 (55) ScotGEM expansion	£0	(£27,500)	£27,500
22/23 (15) ScotGEM expansion	£1,170,000	(£7,500)	£1,177,500
20/21 (25) HCP Med Expansion	£2,071,875	£0	£2,071,875
22/23 (5) HCP Med Expansion	£381,875	£97,500	£284,375

Primary care increase	£3,844,260	£207,900	£3,636,360
Total Medical ACT Funding	£153,436,956	£4,852,900	£148,584,056
Additional 15 non-recurrent intake 21/22	£97,500		£942,500

This page was last updated on: 28.05.2026 at 14.03