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Over 800 GP locums sign up to NHSmail

3rd September 2020 by NASGP

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.

After years of campaigning with the BMA, in March the NASGP announced that NHSmail was finally opening to GP locums.

Figures from NHS England and NHS Improvement show that in the 15 weeks after registration opened to GP locums in April, over 800 NHSmail accounts had been created. At its peak, over 250 requests were made every week, and NHS England is still receiving around 10 requests a week.

Admins advised that they had also had a number of requests that hit roadblocks: GPs who apply for NHSmail must be on the NPL and GMC register and provide a full GMC number. The scheme can’t accept GP registrars yet.

The NASGP has campaigned for NHSmail for GP locums through years of being locked out, and we’re delighted to see NHS England delivering the benefits GP locums deserve from NHS systems.

Our FAQ on NHSmail email addresses explains how to sign up.

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"I fell into a salaried role post-CCT, so faced with an unexpected relocation to a completely new area of the country the thought of GP locuming was incredibly daunting.

The assistance I have received from NASGP has been invaluable. I have received excellent and patient admin support when setting up my LocumDeck account. I have enjoyed the monthly chambers meetings I have attended: this made locuming feel far less isolating.

I have easily found plentiful work and am grateful for the invoicing and pension forms being taken care of – this gives me time to focus on the clinical work or make the most of precious days off.

With the support of NASGP Locum Chambers I have filled my diary working in a variety of practices in my new area, and have now joined one practice I enjoyed locuming at on a salaried basis while I continue to do some locum work on top using LocumDeck."

Dr Joanne Wright, GP, Essex

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