Category: Working as a GP

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

Q&A: Dr Chloe Evans on locuming on Shetland

NASGP member Dr Chloe Evans splits her time between Oxford and Shetland. She explains how she works across two areas, and how NASGP membership supports her work

NASGP launches new free online chamber events series

Webinars for GP locums across the UK have helped them find out more about the NASGP Locum Chambers model.

Locum chambers

Q&A: What is a chambers?

NASGP’s Locum Chambers model connects GP locums, so having a flexible career no longer means working in isolation.

Locum chambers

Almost 100 GP practices closed in 2019, data shows

Unplanned closures can cause the local provision of healthcare to implode, Dr Richard Fieldhouse warned.

GP locums report challenges accessing flu vaccinations

GP locums are eligible for free flu vaccinations at GP practices according to the new DES, but some have struggled to find clinics and book in for them.

LocumDeck bookings up 40% in September, month on month

GP locum sessions have gone up 40% between August and September in the NASGP’s LocumDeck booking system.

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Terms keep GP locums, and the practices that book them, working safely – and they also help practices make the most of the locum cover they book. This year, new policies for PPE, infection control and remote working make it more important than ever to write good terms before making a booking. Dr Sara Chambers, NASGP Head of Clinical Excellence and Safety, answers frequently-asked questions on GP locum terms

Risk management

Demand surges as practice managers plan winter GP locums

At the end of August 3.9 million appointments were recorded for England in one week. In the first week of September this leapt to 5.2 million.

Ten tips for starting out as a GP locum

Dr Richard Fieldhouse lists the skills, products and memberships that will have a positive impact on a new GP locum's career this year

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Day in the life of a Locum Chambers manager

Ali Lewis, NASGP’s longstanding Locum Chambers Manager, told us about a day in the life behind the scenes: how long it takes to join a Chambers, how managers get more practices on board, and how Instant Book is keeping locums busy during remote working

Locum chambers

NASGP end of year survey 2020

Tell us your plans for 2021 and help NASGP design services for you.

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NASGP members expose CCAS pay problems

GP locums from NASGP’s CCAS support group talked to Pulse to expose problems with the service

Q&A: How NASGP Locum Chambers manage complaints and significant events

Complaints and significant events can be a stressful part of a GP locum’s career, especially when faced alone. But they also pose an opportunity to improve patient satisfaction, and support the GP locum to learn and grow

Complaints

The NASGP Handbook: Thriving as a GP locum

Read our PDF today.

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Parents

NASGP membership is completely free from the point you notify us that you’re on parenting leave.

Over 800 GP locums sign up to NHSmail

Over 800 GP locums have signed up for NHSmail since NASGP promoted the opportunity to its members, NHS England has reported

NHSmail

Preparing for a  Covid-19 winter

Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal consultant at MPS, provides advice and practical tips for locum GPs

How GP locums, salaried and partners charge ‘overtime’

Beware of unforeseen financial impact on NHS pension, national insurance and tax, specialist medical accountant Liz Densley advises

Remote working: the blurred line between triage and consultation

It is imperative that triage and consultation are recognised as unique, and different, skills by partners and professional bodies

Partners predict lower locum use over the summer, survey finds

A Pulse survey conducted last June found that 67% of GP partners said they would be offering less locum work over the next few months

NHS England must not force GPs into ‘banks’

The one-size-fits-all model ignores the complexity of working as a GP locum

Risk management FAQs

The Medical Protection Society has supported the NASGP for over 10 years with help and advice for sessional GPs around the management of risk

Code of Good Practice

NASGP has a continued aim to promote high standards of medical care. In doing so the NASGP has detailed its Code of Good Practice, which endorses the GMCs ‘Good Medical Practice’

The GP locum tutor

An anoymous survey of GP locums finds that the majority of respondents were very happy with their role and recommended a GP locum career to students thanks to flexibility, workload autonomy and patient care, and reduction of admin and bureaucracy. But GP locums also said they faced isolation, disrespect and difficulty accessing knowledge updates