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LocumDeck now has more practices signed up than ever and Instant Book sessions for the last 12 months are up 43% compared to the same period last year.

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

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At the time of writing, petition has attracted almost 10,000 signatures – nearly enough for a Government response.

Plus 5% if the 2022-23 balancing payment is not paid within 30 days, accountant warns.

Surrey and Sussex LMC told Pulse that it backs including GPs in ARRS funding.

All settings have now been moved to an easy-access side panel, making it easier for GPs to find and adjust the platform to suit their needs.

Professor Tony Avery is looking for GP locums to participate in a national survey aimed to improve GP prescribing.

Dr Sam Merriel of Prostate Cancer UK will present a short summary of the latest research and best practice for patients during a webinar at 1pm on Thursday 1 February.

LocumDeck, NASGP’s booking platform, includes a setting for each practice for locums to express their level of willingness to supervise non-GPs.

Pressure on practice budgets and workforce have made GP partner and salaried roles increasingly unappealing for GPs.

Dr Eloise Elphinstone will present ‘Ovarian cancer as an abdominal cancer: Update for GPs’ on Thurs 4 January.

Taxpayers will receive no support with frequently-asked questions from helplines over seven weeks to the Self Assessment deadline.

NASGP’s charitable donation this Xmas will support a new campaign to protect people in Rwanda from violence and help them find work.

Around half of GP locums have reported a decrease in their sessions worked over the past year due to a lack of work available, a new Pulse survey has found.

Just 8% of respondents prioritised ‘Good rates’.

Despite the abolition of Class 2 National Insurance contributions, more GPs face higher income tax bills, accountants have warned.

GPs and BMA members have been asked their views on physician associates for a new survey by the BMA.

Numbers of UK medical graduates joining the GP register fell 4% in 2022 compared with 2018.

But GPs with pensionable earnings of £75,633 per year or more will pay lower NHS pension contributions rates from April 2024.

Jaimie Kaffash, editor of GP title Pulse, has called on the Government to allow practices and PCNs to reallocate additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) funding.

Bookings for the month of October were up 10% compared with the previous month, and up 25% year on year.

Final talk of the year, ‘Cancer: GP early diagnosis and personalised care’, will be delivered by Macmillan GP Dr Anthony Cunliffe.

Dr Andy Whittamore, clinical lead at Asthma + Lung UK, will be giving an hour-long talk online on Thursday.