Category: Working as a GP

Advice on chambers, risk management and training for GP locums.

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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Free membership offer launches for GPs in Surrey

The Frimley scheme is the fourth of four local partnership schemes that NASGP runs in Essex, Devon and the Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire areas.

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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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GP workforce out of step with demand, new NHS data shows

The BMA has warned that the GP workforce is not growing quickly enough to cope with current demand.

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Majority of BAME GP staff face racism at work, survey finds

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: 'This outstanding piece of work should be essential reading for all involved at any leadership level within primary care.'

Record-breaking LocumDeck bookings again for April

GP locum bookings broke records again last month, with bookings on LocumDeck up 15% compared with March.

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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

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

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

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Hundreds of GPs have left the NHS to work overseas, new FOI reveals

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of the NASGP, said: “As GPs we are experts in family, health, caring for our local communities, whether we choose to do that in one practice or across multiple practices as a freelance GP."

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Free Chambers scheme opens in Essex for GP locums following new partnership with CCG

North East Essex chambers will be open to NASGP members, including GPs on a free trial, for several months this summer.

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GP revalidation begins again in August 2021, GMC says

The GMC will contact GPs in August to reschedule revalidation, Pulse reports.

Safety investigation launched into the NHS Covid Clinical Assessment Service

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of the NASGP, said: “As an organisation that is by GPs, for GPs, the NASGP fully understands that there's going to be some nervousness amongst our members about this investigation. But we fully expect the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch to take a systems-based approach to this investigation."

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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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A third of locums say work is increasing, BMA reports

Of the 27.97% of respondents who undertook locum work, a third (9.32%) reported an increase. Just under a third (8.49%) reported no change, but said that they could have done more work had they wished to.

How to approach a practice manager about a salaried GP role

Gary Hughes is a practice manager and partner with 12 years’ experience. He explains how practices like his are coping with the pandemic, how Covid-19 has affected their outlook for using locums, and his advice on how to get a salaried post at a GP practice you like

How GP locums handle ‘difficult’ consultations

Dr Leila Saeed has been a GP locum and a salaried GP in different parts of the UK and spends three days a week as a clinical educator

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Covid-19 revaccination campaign scheduled for autumn/winter

A revaccination campaign is 'likely to run later this year in autumn or winter', the Government says.

Free membership scheme launches in Devon, Oxfordshire and Berkshire

Dr Richard Fieldhouse writes: “By enabling local GPs and practices to have unfettered access to NASGP resources, we provide the simplest way for practices to link in with local locums."

Record-breaking month on LocumDeck: bookings, GPs and practices up

Dr Richard Fieldhouse said: "There's so much to celebrate with this news."

Three GPs a day quit under burnout and long Covid pressures

Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the RCGP, told the paper: “GPs and our teams want to provide safe, high-quality care to our patients and we can only do this with an adequate workforce. We desperately need more GPs.”

Five things sessional GPs want in 2021: NASGP survey results

2020 was the most unusual year for locums yet – not just in terms of the clinical challenges, but also because of lost and cancelled work.

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Women in general practice ‘earning 15% less than men’

Men and women in salaried GP roles still face huge pay gaps, with a woman’s average GP salary nearly £40,000 beneath a man’s.

Q&A: Keeping steady sessional income during Covid-19 when you work as a GP locum

Like many locums, Dr Smith lost work when Covid-19 hit. But by May, he was back to normal. Find out how he coped – and why he helped practices cancel his sessions