Category: Rates

Setting GP locum session rates: how much to charge

Hourly and sessional charges, terms to consider, and BMA advice on rate-setting for GP locums.

GPC rejects ‘derisory’ 1.9% GP contract offer

Dr Bramall-Stainer told GPs: 'This regrettably falls far below what we realistically need to keep our heads above water.'

GP locum rates revealed in new UK map

GP locums in Devon and Cornwall are working at higher daily rates than London locums, Management in Practice reports.

Four in ten GP partners consider salaried roles

And 27% of the 442 GP partners surveyed had ‘considered handing [their] contract back’ within the last year.

GP locum bookings up 169% on LocumDeck

GP locums have seen an 169% increase in bookings on LocumDeck in the first quarter of 2022, compared to last year.

GPs to get notified when payment is sent

GP locums in NASGP’s Locum Chambers will now be notified if a practice marks a payment as sent.

Jeremy Hunt: Part-time working could prevent locuming

GPs would not ‘have to become a locum’ if it were easier for them to work part-time, the former health secretary said.

Competition law ‘change’ won’t impact locums, NASGP warns

A relaxation of advice around rates needs more clarity, the NASGP warns.

Locums held average rates at 2020 levels, new survey finds

Average hourly and daily rates remained static, poll of 441 GPs reveals.

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."

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

Indemnity inflation payments for locum GPs

Salaried GPs working less