Gloucestershire GP practices have all signed up to book GP locums through NASGP’s LocumDeck platform.
LocumDeck, which is free for practices to use, enables practices and GP locums to book directly without the need for agencies.
It also keeps bookings safe and secure, offering both parties clear records for terms, conditions and invoicing.
The One Gloucestershire ICS (formerly NHS Gloucestershire CCG) funded a partnership with NASGP earlier this year that offers GP locums fully-funded membership until 31 March 2024, including booking fees.
The partnership covers GP locum sessions in Gloucester, Cheltenham, and rural Gloucestershire practices in the South Western county.
NASGP also runs partnerships in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Frimley area, and Hertfordshire and Essex.
Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: “More and more ICSs, practices and GP locums are placing their trust in LocumDeck as their means to, respectively, plan workforce, support patients and manage their professional practice.
“We are really grateful to the team at One Gloucestershire ICS for all the work they have done to implement this project so effectively in such a short space of time.”