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Working as a GP locum

Working as a GP locum

Our well-read and up-to-date advice on how GP locums find and manage work.

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How to set up a locum chambers

How to set up a locum chambers

An experienced Stoke GP, Dr Ohja explains how to start a new NASGP Locum Chambers in an area without one.

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Q&A: What is a chambers meeting?

Q&A: What is a chambers meeting?

NASGP chair Dr Richard Fieldhouse explains how chambers meetings work, where GPs meet, how long they talk for, and why discussing complaints is so important

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Q&A: Dr Chloe Evans on doing GP locum sessions outside your area

Q&A: Dr Chloe Evans on doing GP locum sessions outside your area

NASGP member Dr Chloe Evans splits her time between Oxford and Shetland. She explains how she works across two areas, and how NASGP membership supports her work

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Q&A: What is a chambers? 

Q&A: What is a chambers? 

NASGP’s Locum Chambers model connects GP locums, so having a flexible career no longer means working in isolation.

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Day in the life of a Locum Chambers manager

Day in the life of a Locum Chambers manager

Ali Lewis, NASGP’s longstanding Locum Chambers Manager, told us about a day in the life behind the scenes: how long it takes to join a Chambers, how managers get more practices on board, and how Instant Book is keeping locums busy during remote working

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GP locum chambers

GP locum chambers

Locum chambers are small, independent groups of local self-employed GP locums all working together through a shared management and clinical governance structure. They support NHS GP practices and locums to maintain, and in some cases improve, local GP services.

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How can I find out more about NASGP Locum Chambers?

Whether you’re a GP locum, GP practice or primary care organisation, our NASGP Locum Chambers page gives you plenty of useful information. If you need to know more, please email us at info@nasgp.org.uk.

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Life after VTS: my journey to life as a GP locum

Life after VTS: my journey to life as a GP locum

Like many highly skilled professions, a career in general practice can be a journey with obstacles to overcome, barriers to navigate and choices to make. NASGP member Tina Sumner describes how she came to be working as a GP locum and how NASGP has helped her in that journey.

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The case for 
GP locum chambers

The case for 
GP locum chambers

There are many benefits to being part of a chambers if you are a GP locum, but what can you do if there is no chambers in your local area? Dr Richard Fieldhouse provides some advice.

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NASGP GP locum chambers survey 2016

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GP locum chambers | A modern solution for tomorrow’s GP workforce (NHS England – Midland and East)

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Chambers NASGP summary

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There has to be an alternative

There has to be an alternative

For many, early retirement seems the only escape from the hamster-wheel of endless effort. And now the Government threatens not only to add out of hours back to the workload of individual practices, but also longer hours and night-time responsibility too.

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GP locums – achieve a good work-life balance

GP locums – achieve a good work-life balance

All too often, being a GP locum is not about working when and where you want, says Dr Judith Harvey.

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Revalidation for locums – all in it together

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Read GP financial advice on setting up GP locum tax accounts, starting out as a GP locum, how IR35 affects your GP locum, whether to join, stay or leave the NHS Pension Scheme, and what allowable expenses GP locums should record in their annual tax return.

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