Category: GP locums

August magazine

Jeremy Hunt, please don’t avoid the locum issue

June ‘The Sessional GP’ out now

GP Partnerships snubbed by sessional GPs

February NASGP magazine out today

December edition of ‘The Sessional GP’ out now

Our 80th and biggest edition ever.

GP locum flu vaccination – missing a trick

When a locum cancels a session

No matter what the reason, the sudden unavailability of a doctor or nurse is at the very least upsetting for patients, and in some cases can have serious adverse consequences on patient care. Practice staff go frantic having to rearrange appointments or find alternative cover.

78th NASGP Newsletter out now

Vulnerable locums worst off with practice employer contributions

Some locums opting out of NHS superannuation scheme

Does continuity of care need a reality check?

Continuity of care, defined by care given continuously by one doctor, is one of the most frequently talked about modalities of care provided by GPs; it’s the one we collectively feel that’s under threat, the one we’re trying to defend, and the one the government has picked up on to protect and promote.

There has to be an alternative

For many, early retirement seems the only escape from the hamster-wheel of endless effort. And now the Government threatens not only to add out of hours back to the workload of individual practices, but also longer hours and night-time responsibility too.

Setting up a limited company for locum work for GPs

You can potentially save tax/NIC by putting freelance income through a limited company: however, you are not permitted to pension such income through the NHS scheme.

Who wouldn’t want to be a locum?

Walking into an unknown practice to see 30 unknown patients and departing four hours later, leaving not only those patients but also the staff with positive impressions, is a challenge. But for those who can develop the flexibility, being a locum is not just satisfying, it offers an interesting way of life.

GP locums need dedicated training

GP locums – When to blow the whistle in the NHS

Should you 'blow the whistle' if you suspect a practice is failing? Dr Judith Harvey provides valuable advice.  

GP locums – achieve a good work-life balance

All too often, being a GP locum is not about working when and where you want, says Dr Judith Harvey.

Clarifying employer’s contributions for long-term GP locums

Paying tax as a locum GP

Tax avoidance has been a prominent topic in the news in recent weeks, with reports of high earners paying minimal tax. What is the background to this?

RCGP to spearhead solutions for Sessional GP isolation

The formal report is now published here, and includes information on how the RCGP are putting together a working group to tackle these issues one and for all.

Going locum

Isolation remains key issue for sessional GPs

Paula Wright, Chairman of North-east Employed and Locum GPs, takes us through the findings of the recent report into Sessional GPs from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund.

RCGP to lead freelance locum GP working group