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Salaried GP ‘overtime tracker’ toolkit launched by BMA
It follows reports of missing pay rises for salaried GPs.
Asthma and Feno testing GP talk launched for November
Dr Andy Whittamore of Asthma + Lung UK will present a free NASGP talk on asthma and Feno (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide) testing in general practice next month.
GP locum pension forms updated on LocumDeck
LocumDeck has already introduced the new pension forms to be used from October 2023 onwards.
2023 pay rise: ‘No money’ for uplift, salaried GPs told
Some have been told that ‘no money has come through the contract’ for the six percent pay rise due to them.
Spring Budget slowed NHS Pension drop-outs, FOI finds
Join our free event, 'Starting out with locum accounts', to learn more about how to manage your NHS pension, and how the McCloud remedy affects you.
GP ‘Instant Book’ sessions up 50 percent year on year
At the time of writing, September is due to be up 20% year on year, and 13% month on month.
Two thirds of partners have trouble finding GP locums
Two thirds of GP partners had been unable to recruit a locum at least once when they needed one over the past six months and half said it was difficult to recruit GP locums, a new poll by GP Online reveals.
NASGP Locum Chambers praised in Uni of Manchester report
Locums are a ‘key component’ the NHS ‘needs’, and should be supported effectively, a new report has found.
GPs to get final McCloud remedy, compensation
GPs may benefit from proposed changes to NHS Pension Scheme Regulations according to a new Government consultation.
Free GP locum accounting talk launched for October
Adrian Cousens, director of RSM UK, will present a free 45-minute talk with time for questions as part of NASGP’s monthly webinar on the first Thursday of every month.
Making Tax Digital project in question as cost balloons
Rolling out Making Tax Digital may be too expensive to pursue.
LocumDeck nominated for two General Practice 2023 awards
GPs can vote for their choices until 11 October.
GP numbers ‘flatlining’, latest NHS workforce stats reveal
By headcount, there are currently 36,493 fully-qualified GPs (excluding trainees), 236 fewer than July 2022. These stats exclude GP locums.
GP and psychologist to present NASGP’s September event
Dr Elizabeth McNaught, a GP with lived experience of disordered eating, will join NASGP’s September event.
GP Return to Practice programme relaunched
The bursary has now risen to £4000 per month and can be backdated to 1 April.
Prof Tony Avery and MPS to speak at NASGP event
Professor Tony Avery and Dr Caroline Osborne-White will lead sessions as part of Guidelines 2023’s NASGP stream.
GP registrars can now book post-CCT sessions on LocumDeck
Registrars can now add availability to get ahead.
GPs’ 25-contact limit ‘arbitrary’, says NHS England
NASGP members warn of doing more than twice the limit in rare cases.
GP at Hand sale looms as Babylon merger fails
Babylon is seeking to sell off its UK business including GP at Hand after a planned merger failed.
Free talk on eating disorders scheduled for GPs in September
Nick Pollard, co-author of The Oxford Specialist Handbook on Eating Disorders, will present a 45-minute talk next month on his work on eating disorders.
Salaried GPs and trainees scheduled for 6% payrise
The Government has announced that salaried GPs and trainees are due a 6% pay rise.
Burnout rife for GP registrars and trainers – GMC survey
GP trainers and trainees have reported high levels of burnout in this year’s GMC survey.
Two weeks to payment on account deadline
Tax on account is due on 31 July.
GPs in Suffolk and Essex get funded NASGP membership
GPs get funded until 2025 with just one LocumDeck session.