Category: GP locums

Blogs and testimonials by NASGP members about starting out as a GP locum.

GPs spread thin across the UK, new analysis shows

GPs spread thin across the UK, new analysis shows

At best, Liverpool CCG has one GP for every 1,614 people, but Fylde and Wyre CCG has 2,833 people for every GP.

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NASGP warns that new funding won’t solve GP workforce crisis

NASGP warns that new funding won’t solve GP workforce crisis

Dr Fieldhouse warned PoliticsHome that £250m access fund ignores workforce crisis.

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GPs in Cornwall ‘overwhelmed’ by workforce issues, LMC warns

GPs in Cornwall ‘overwhelmed’ by workforce issues, LMC warns

NASGP is already working with GPs in the West Country to enable GPs outside the area to support their practices remotely.

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NASGP writes to PCSE for pensions clarity

NASGP writes to PCSE for pensions clarity

GP locums are becoming increasingly frustrated by the new PCSE pensions portal, NASGP founders told PCSE in an email this week.

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LocumDeck hits 2,000-practice milestone as managers flock to independent locum platform

LocumDeck hits 2,000-practice milestone as managers flock to independent locum platform

GP locums can now work with over 2,000 GP practices in the UK on LocumDeck after the independent booking system saw its total reach new heights last week.

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Working as a GP locum

Working as a GP locum

Our well-read and up-to-date advice on how GP locums find and manage work.

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Starting out as a GP locum in a rural area

Starting out as a GP locum in a rural area

I might grumble at being stuck behind a tractor sometimes but I can’t picture working elsewhere now, writes Dr Nicky Hughes.

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GP locums in demand again as practices flock to LocumDeck for September rush

GP locums in demand again as practices flock to LocumDeck for September rush

Early figures suggest LocumDeck bookings will double month on month in September 2021, compared with August.

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New GP locum champion role at CCG creates milestone for locum engagement

New GP locum champion role at CCG creates milestone for locum engagement

A new GP locum champion role is being advertised in Shropshire to offer a point of contact and support newly-qualified GPs who start work as GP locums.

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Starting out as a GP locum: how to choose which practices to work at in your area

Starting out as a GP locum: how to choose which practices to work at in your area

What makes a good GP practice for locum work?

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End of self-isolation rule creates postcode lottery for GP terms on safe work

End of self-isolation rule creates postcode lottery for GP terms on safe work

GPs urge caution as order for people to self-isolate after COVID contact ends.

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Requests for GP locums triple on LocumDeck as practices switch to emergency mode

Requests for GP locums triple on LocumDeck as practices switch to emergency mode

Vacant sessions were up fourfold month on month.

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GP locums asked to work extra sessions on holiday to ease local workforce shortages

GP locums asked to work extra sessions on holiday to ease local workforce shortages

A practice manager in Cornwall has been featured by BBC News and Metro after her tweet inviting GP locums to work at her surgery went viral.

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Locum session bookings increase in more than half of UK practices in 2021, GPs report

Locum session bookings increase in more than half of UK practices in 2021, GPs report

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of NASGP, said: 'It’s hugely worrying seeing practices still struggle with so much increased demand from patients.'

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GPs face ‘moral distress’ from remote consulting pressures, new BMA survey reveals

GPs face ‘moral distress’ from remote consulting pressures, new BMA survey reveals

Some 51% of GPs report a ‘lack of time to give sufficient emotional support to patients’.

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GP workload to rise again after NHS England introduces new ‘health checks’ for 2021

GP workload to rise again after NHS England introduces new ‘health checks’ for 2021

No operational detail yet on funding or delivery for stroke checks at COVID-19 and flu jab clinics this autumn.

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GPs warn that higher indemnity costs will put more pressure on the workforce crisis

GPs warn that higher indemnity costs will put more pressure on the workforce crisis

Not only does it make sense for indemnity costs to be provided by the NHS within which GPs work, but also that everyone is treated equally.

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Call for review of GPs’ re-registration processes amid Covid-19 workforce crisis

Call for review of GPs’ re-registration processes amid Covid-19 workforce crisis

Dr Hughes’ comments came just days before the publication of a highly critical report into how Covid-19 burnout is accelerating the NHS workforce crisis.

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New ‘face-to-face’ rules from NHS England put GP locums on the spot

New ‘face-to-face’ rules from NHS England put GP locums on the spot

GP locums report being asked to do up to 90% face-to-face appointments following controversial new guidance from NHS England. 

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Starting out as a GP locum: ten tips for your first session

Starting out as a GP locum: ten tips for your first session

Delegate, arrive early, and never cut corners: Dr Leila Saeed advises on ten things she wishes she'd known.

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New NIHR study calls for GP locum experiences

New NIHR study calls for GP locum experiences

A new NIHR study is looking for locums, including GP locums, to share their experiences of working as a locum in the UK. 

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‘We want to put locum myths to bed’: Prof Kieran Walshe, GP locum researcher

‘We want to put locum myths to bed’: Prof Kieran Walshe, GP locum researcher

Prof Kieran Walshe explains how NIHR-funded research into locums could change work for GP locums.

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March ‘biggest month ever’ for LocumDeck bookings, NASGP reports

March ‘biggest month ever’ for LocumDeck bookings, NASGP reports

Bookings in March were even higher than February, which broke previous records.

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Welsh GP locums forced into banks by state indemnity clause

Welsh GP locums forced into banks by state indemnity clause

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of the NASGP, said: “Although we completely understand that there needs to be better coordination and integration of GP locums into local healthcare systems, this must not be mistaken for a top-down, quick-fix implementation of compulsory systems without consultation. This approach only serves to disenfranchise those involved, leading to instability and long term recruitment and retention issues."

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