The Primary Care Phased Investment Programme (PCPIP) was commissioned by Scottish Government. It aimed to:
- improve implementation of services subject to amended regulations outlined in the General Medical Services (GMS) contract (2018) (CTAC and pharmacotherapy services)
- develop a culture of continual improvement across primary care settings, and
- build evidence to understand the national context for GMS contract implementation. This included long-term Scottish Government investment.
The programme was delivered through:
- four demonstrator sites
- NHS Ayrshire & Arran
- NHS Borders
- a locality in Edinburgh City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
- NHS Shetland
- a national improvement collaborative
- a national learning system
- a mixed methods evaluation drawing on qualitative and quantitative evidence
It ran between April 2024 to September 2025.
PCPIP report
Read the report, the abridged version and all associated appendices
PCPIP resources
Access our range of resources and videos developed during the programme
Next steps
Find out what is next for the programme