GPs face the return of a 10-week deadline on Locum B forms at the end of September.
The 10-week rule for Locum Form B was suspended during the pandemic but will come back into force on 1 October.
NASGP has fielded a number of messages from GP members to check the deadline, who report that this information about Locum Form B has been hard to find on the Primary Care Support England (PCSE) website, or hasn’t been communicated directly. Back in April, NASGP wrote a brief story to raise awareness about the return of the deadline.
Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, says: “This is all about making sure locums invoice for their work without delay during August and September so that you get paid as soon as possible before the 1 October deadline.”
The return of the Locum Form B deadline coincides with a change to GP pensions, also due in a month’s time. On 1 October top rates will start to fall by two percentage points over the course of two years, reducing contribution costs for GPs, but possibly increasing it for others.