Knowledgebase
How to approach a practice manager about salaried work
Gary Hughes is a practice manager and partner with 12 years’ experience. He explains how practices like his are coping with the pandemic, how Covid-19 has affected their outlook for using locums, and his advice on how to get a salaried post at a GP practice you like
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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
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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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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
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Browse our NASGP Locum Chambers directory
NASGP Locum Chambers is ideal for GP locums who don’t want to go it alone. Each local NASGP Locum Chambers is a local team of up to 15 GP locums who meet up regularly. It is a collaborative group who share a dedicated manager and clinical director while retaining independence.
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The GP locum tutor
An anoymous survey of GP locums finds that the majority of respondents were very happy with their role and recommended a GP locum career to students thanks to flexibility, workload autonomy and patient care, and reduction of admin and bureaucracy. But GP locums also said they faced isolation, disrespect and difficulty accessing knowledge updates
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Read GP financial advice on setting up a self assessment tax account for sessional GP work, 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.