Category: Performance

Important professional advice on performance for GP locums

How GPs can reduce the risk of missed diagnosis

How GPs can reduce the risk of missed diagnosis

My advice? Stick to your guns and believe in your gut.

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Remote working: the blurred line between triage and consultation

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

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NHS England must not force GPs into ‘banks’

NHS England must not force GPs into ‘banks’

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

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e-learning – Leg ulcer infection: antibiotic prescribing

e-learning – Leg ulcer infection: antibiotic prescribing

A NICE update on antibiotic prescribing for leg ulcers published in February 2020 includes a good visual guide to best practice

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Medicolegal risks for GP locums during Covid-19

Medicolegal risks for GP locums during Covid-19

GP locums may be asked to work in new ways in unfamiliar environments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal consultant at MPS, advises on dilemmas they may face

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Actions after incorrect use of combined hormonal contraception (ie missed pills guidance)

Actions after incorrect use of combined hormonal contraception (ie missed pills guidance)

The FSRH provided a good summary of guidance for those advising women about what to do after a missed pill

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Relaxation of NHS Pension Form A rules during Covid-19

Relaxation of NHS Pension Form A rules during Covid-19

After a request from NASGP, the GP Locum NHS Pension Form A 10 week rule is being relaxed in England and Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic .

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NASGP appeal for Death in Service for NHS GP locums

NASGP appeal for Death in Service for NHS GP locums

Thanks to the NASGP, thousands of GP locums go to work every day with the assurance of contributing to a highly regarded work pension scheme.

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Coordinating any GP with capacity for the Covid-19 crisis

Coordinating any GP with capacity for the Covid-19 crisis

NASGP chairman Dr Richard Fieldhouse has today written to all 4,500 NASGP locum members.

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Essential Covid-19 advice for GP locums

Essential Covid-19 advice for GP locums

NASGP has produced a new template to make sure practices are able to provide them will all necessary information.

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NHSmail registration for GP locums in England now live

NHSmail registration for GP locums in England now live

Our advice on how to register for an NHS.net email address

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Giving effective feedback to a GP colleague

Giving effective feedback to a GP colleague

Dr Rachel Birch presents two case studies of GP locums who fed back to practices.

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Additional supply of BNFs in England for locum GPs, while stocks last

Additional supply of BNFs in England for locum GPs, while stocks last

We have today been notified that there is an additional supply of BNFs (BNF 78, no cBNFs) that can be made available to NASGP members every month.

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e-learning | Thyroid disease

e-learning | Thyroid disease

Symptoms may lag behind treatment changes by weeks, or even months, new NICE guidance warns

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Delay of ‘Estimate Of Pensionable Income Form’ can result in maximum pension tier

Delay of ‘Estimate Of Pensionable Income Form’ can result in maximum pension tier

If you're a salaried GP, now would be a very good time to check with your practice manager that they have included you on their 'Estimate Of Pensionable Income Form’ for year 2020/21

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One year extension to NHS Pension employer contribution gap for GP locums

One year extension to NHS Pension employer contribution gap for GP locums

The original plan (Treasury to fulfil NHS pension employer contribution gap for one year) had been for practices in England and Wales to start paying the additional 6.3% from April 1st 2020 on all pensionable locum income paid from this date.

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New Type 2 NHS pension self-assessment 2018 to 2019 form now live

New Type 2 NHS pension self-assessment 2018 to 2019 form now live

The new 2018/19 Type 2 Medical Practitioner self-assessment form and the companion guidance notes are now on the NHS Pensions website.

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Have yourself a merry 
risk-free Christmas

Have yourself a merry 
risk-free Christmas

Dr Rachel Birch, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, offers practical advice on how to make this year as safe and enjoyable as possible.

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Locum’s widower loses second death-in-service appeal

Locum’s widower loses second death-in-service appeal

A High Court appeals judge has rejected an appeal from Carl Sanderson, widower of GP locum Dr Helen Sanderson, that the NHS Pension scheme should have paid out death-in-service benefits.

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Ooh! BMA clarifies nifty way to avoid annualisation

Ooh! BMA clarifies nifty way to avoid annualisation

If your sole modus operandi as a GP is as a locum, and are contributing to the NHS pension scheme, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you’ll be contributing on the top pension tier.

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Dapagliflozin with insulin for patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Dapagliflozin with insulin for patients with Type 1 Diabetes

This is a new guideline from NICE on using dapagliflozin in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

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Locum’s employment status deemed ‘worker’ after Employment Appeal Tribunal

Locum’s employment status deemed ‘worker’ after Employment Appeal Tribunal

An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a GP locum is in fact classified as a ‘worker’ in terms of their employment status.

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New tier 2019 2020 annualisation calculator for 2015 NHS Pension Scheme

New tier 2019 2020 annualisation calculator for 2015 NHS Pension Scheme

NHS Pensions have released a new calculator to help GP 2015 Scheme GPs in England and Wales calculate which they should be on throughout the 2019/20 period.

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Taking a one day break from the 2015 scheme automatically triggers annualisation

Taking a one day break from the 2015 scheme automatically triggers annualisation

NHS Pensions have confirmed directly that from April 2019, annualisation for GP locums in the 2015 Scheme will come into effect if any breaks of any length are taken

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