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Antimicrobial prescribing for human and animal bites

A new guideline from NICE covers the prescribing of antibiotics for human and animal bites.

Prescribing

NASGP CV builder

Get a fresh new CV in minutes with NASGP's free tool for members.

Dexcom G6 for continuous glucose monitoring

How can it be used to make a 'hybrid artificial pancreas'?

Antibody tests for Covid-19: what use are they in practice?

NASGP member and Cochrane author Dr Robert Walton shares some clinical advice on Covid-19 antibody tests.

Testing for Lynch syndrome in people newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer

A guidelines published last month explains why anyone with a new diagnosis of endometrial cancer should be tested for Lynch syndrome.

How to make the most of a career coach

Uncertain work and finances can create stress, writers Dr Caroline Walker, but 2020 might be a fertile year for GP locums to reassess your portfolio career – or even make decisions about a salaried role – with a coach.

‘Decision latitude’ is just one sign of burnout for GP locums to pick up on this winter

As a second lockdown kicks in, Dr Adam Staten (co-author with Dr Euan Lawson of GP Wellbeing) explains the reasons why GP locums – even those locked out of sessional work – are burning out.

How to add Covid-19 rules to your terms

LocumDeck enables locums to state exactly how they want to work, including adding risk minimisation and shielding information – and NASGP's templates explain how.

Covid-19

‘We’re paratroopers, we’re supposed to be surrounded’: starting off as a GP locum

Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chairman, explains how to start a career as a GP locum.

GP training

How will having a lower income from sessional work affect my tax return this year?

Specialist medical accountant Liz Densley explains

GPs are still hard at work – whether the Government knows it or not

Jaws dropped when an MP blithely remarked that GPs could safely ‘recommence’ face-to-face services in a ‘regular’ manner in Parliament the other day, Dr Richard Fieldhouse writes.

Salaried GP contract checklist

This ‘practice CV’ template that provides GP locums with a checklist of questions to ask before signing a contract.

Salaried GPs

What is income protection?

Income protection is a policy that provides GP locums with a replacement income if they are unable to work because of injury or illness. Kirsty McGaun explains how it works, and explodes a few old myths

Financial advice

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

Remote working in general practice

Advice on ‘mission creep’ in triage/consultation, how to consult online, a remote working terms template and a Covid-19 risk score, the NASGP has remote working all wrapped up

Covid-19

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.

Locum chambers

Working at a flu clinic

The double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and flu must be tackled to avoid NHS overwhelm this winter, but GP locums must know the risks before infections rise, Dr Zoe Neill of MPS writes

Infectious diseases

GP locum remote working policy

A good remote working policy reassures practices about data and device security compliance, and of the steps to take to achieve continuity during remote working sessions.

Covid-19

How do we let down the drawbridge?

We have to find a way to negotiate social distance so that staff and patients are as safe as we can manage – not only from Covid-19 but also from social isolation.

Judith Harvey

NASGP Covid-19 risk stratification tool

If you’ve made yourself available to see face-to-face patients on LocumDeck at a practice you’ve not worked at yet during Covid, use this form to generate a score for your biological risk.

Covid-19

Q&A: Why GP locums need terms

Terms keep GP locums, and the practices that book them, working safely – and they also help practices make the most of the locum cover they book. This year, new policies for PPE, infection control and remote working make it more important than ever to write good terms before making a booking. Dr Sara Chambers, NASGP Head of Clinical Excellence and Safety, answers frequently-asked questions on GP locum terms

Risk management

Ten tips for setting up your finances as a GP locum

Tell HMRC you're locuming, hang on to your receipts, tell your accountant about big moves and purchases, and get advice before setting up a company

Accountancy

Managing insect bites

Most insect bites do not require antibiotics, and most infections in bites are secondary (and quite rare) following itching.

Dermatology

Ten tips for starting out as a GP locum

Dr Richard Fieldhouse lists the skills, products and memberships that will have a positive impact on a new GP locum's career this year

GP locums

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

Locum chambers

Management of back pain and sciatica

This is an updated guideline from NICE on the management of low back pain and sciatica. There is quite a bit that is new in this guideline, but it probably doesn't really add much to our current management

Orthopaedics

NASGP end of year survey 2020

Tell us your plans for 2021 and help NASGP design services for you.

Working as a GP

Q&A: How NASGP Locum Chambers manage complaints and significant events

Complaints and significant events can be a stressful part of a GP locum’s career, especially when faced alone. But they also pose an opportunity to improve patient satisfaction, and support the GP locum to learn and grow

Complaints

Parents

NASGP membership is completely free from the point you notify us that you’re on parenting leave.

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.

Locum chambers

Preparing for a  Covid-19 winter

Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal consultant at MPS, provides advice and practical tips for locum GPs

The ‘firefighter fiasco’: how age discrimination in public pensions affects GP locums

The Government has confirmed that changes made to firefighters’ pension in 2015 were age-discriminatory, and they will impact all public sector pensions

Money Matters

Financial advice for GP locums working ‘overtime’

Beware of unforeseen financial impact on NHS pension, national insurance and tax, specialist medical accountant Liz Densley advises

Judith Harvey: Learning to live  with masks

Masks are uncomfortable, your glasses steam up, they muffle sounds and restrict facial expressions. It’s difficult to know if you are wearing them correctly. You can’t eat, drink or smoke wearing a mask. Or kiss.

Judith Harvey

e-learning – Iron deficiency in pregnancy

An October 2019 guideline from BSH on managing iron deficiency in pregnancy has a few interesting points, particularly for GP locums facing requests from midwives to prescribe iron

Obstetrics

Remote working: the blurred line between triage and consultation

It is imperative that triage and consultation are recognised as unique, and different, skills by partners and professional bodies

Fremanezumab for preventing migraine

Although fremanezumab seems to be effective in episodic migraine, it hasn't been approved as it isn't felt to be cost-effective

NASGP’s legal advice on NHS Pension ‘Death in Service’ benefits

Thanks to generous donations from NASGP members, we commissioned advice from specialist employment lawyer Ray Levy and barrister Mary O’Rourke QC on ‘Continual Service Contracts' and death in service benefits during Covid-19

e-learning – Long term macrolide use in respiratory conditions

Most of the time, long term macrolide therapy will be initiated in secondary care. However, we may well be the ones writing the prescription, so it is worth being aware of some of the safety concerns

Risk management

The Medical Protection Society has supported the NASGP for over 10 years with help and advice for sessional GPs around the management of risk

Code of Good Practice

NASGP has a continued aim to promote high standards of medical care. In doing so the NASGP has detailed its Code of Good Practice, which endorses the GMCs ‘Good Medical Practice’

Standardised Practice Information Portal

NASGP’s free Standardised Practice Information Portal (Spip) allows every practice to store, share and retrieve all those ever-changing practice-specific phone numbers, email addresses, contact details, policies, guidelines, soft intelligence and service changes in one easy-to-find place at the moment you need it

Knowledgebase

Antimicrobial prescribing for human and animal bites

NASGP CV builder

Dexcom G6 for continuous glucose monitoring

Antibody tests for Covid-19: what use are they in practice?

Testing for Lynch syndrome in people newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer

How to make the most of a career coach

‘Decision latitude’ is just one sign of burnout for GP locums to pick up on this winter

How to add Covid-19 rules to your terms

‘We’re paratroopers, we’re supposed to be surrounded’: starting off as a GP locum

How will having a lower income from sessional work affect my tax return this year?

GPs are still hard at work – whether the Government knows it or not

Salaried GP contract checklist

What is income protection?

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

Remote working in general practice

Q&A: What is a chambers?

Working at a flu clinic

GP locum remote working policy

How do we let down the drawbridge?

NASGP Covid-19 risk stratification tool

Q&A: Why GP locums need terms

Ten tips for setting up your finances as a GP locum

Managing insect bites

Ten tips for starting out as a GP locum

Day in the life of a Locum Chambers manager

Management of back pain and sciatica

NASGP end of year survey 2020

Q&A: How NASGP Locum Chambers manage complaints and significant events

Parents

GP locum chambers

Preparing for a Covid-19 winter

The ‘firefighter fiasco’: how age discrimination in public pensions affects GP locums

Financial advice for GP locums working ‘overtime’

Judith Harvey: Learning to live with masks

e-learning – Iron deficiency in pregnancy

Remote working: the blurred line between triage and consultation

Fremanezumab for preventing migraine

NASGP’s legal advice on NHS Pension ‘Death in Service’ benefits

e-learning – Long term macrolide use in respiratory conditions

Risk management

Code of Good Practice

Standardised Practice Information Portal

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Preparing for a  Covid-19 winter

Judith Harvey: Learning to live  with masks