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Do you have new year resolutions to celebrate the start of 2017? We are delighted to welcome career coach Johnny Limpus to tell us how to make this new year your best yet.  By Johnny Limpus, Career Coach & Lifestyle Design www.johnnylimpus.com   New year, old you? Despite…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina)    On the twelfth day of Christmas my surgery gave to me;   Twelve home visits   Eleven ear infections    Ten “Tired all the times”   Nine “Check-my-vit Ds!”   Eight Physio refe…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina)   Self Care Week takes place from 14th – 20th November and has the theme “Understanding Self Care for Life.” As GPs we spend our entire career looking after our patients. Our own health and wellbeing usually is the last consideration we m…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina)   An ‘indicative rate’ for locum GPs has been set by NHSE at a rate of £80.01 per hour. According to the NHS Employer statement this rate is not a maximum rate above which locums can charge, but it represents an amount above which practic…

When submitting your Locum A and B forms you must submit a copy of your BACS submission confirming the date of payment and amount paid.  • Payments  are to be made to: Bank: Nat West Account name: NHS England Account Number: 10014896 Sort Code: 60-70-80 • Quote Reference as…

Dr Zack Ally GP Careers in Aesthetic Medicine A varied and diverse career is important to many GPs. More and more doctors are becoming interested in widening their skill and business base so it is no surprise that aesthetic medicine remains a very popular choice. Dr Zack Ally is CEO and medical…

  Interested in expedition medicine but don't know where to start? We chat to Dr Shubhanan Upadhyay about his recent role as a dive medic in Indonesia. 1) How did you get involved in expedition medicine During my foundation year rotations one of the registrars was involved in this -…

  With increasing workload pressures in General Practice. Many doctors are looking to branch out and add to their clinical roles. It can often be difficult to know where to start. We speak to Dr Abeyna Jones, Occupational medic and Co-Founder of Medic Footprints about how more and more doctors…

    Getting a mortgage as a locum GP might seem more complicated but once you understand what’s required by lenders it should make life a lot easier. MyLocumManager helps locum GPs track and record their income, expenses and financial data. When applying for a mortgage as a locum,…

  By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) NHS England recently announced the introduction of a £60 million Indemnity Support Scheme for GPs to compensate the rising costs of indemnity. At first glance this seems like a welcome relief to tackle spiralling costs. Although there is no denyi…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) Working as a locum GP is a wonderful way of combining clinical practice with flexibility and variety. You can work whenever and wherever you like; not only in GP surgeries, but walk-in centres, out of hours clinics, prisons, or as a GP in A&E. However, star…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) Last week, Teresa May became the second female Prime Minister in British history. Whatever you may think of her, it is no mean feat to have battled through the anarchy of Conservative party politics to take the title. When you consider that only 29% of British M…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) The BMA sessional GP subcommittee election deadline is fast approaching on the 6th of May. Previous voting turnout of 11.2% has been poor. Voter apathy is partly to blame. But this issue runs a lot deeper than sessional GPs just not bothering to cast a vote. U…

By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) This week London Olympia hosted a lively and eventful Pulse Live conference 2016. The conference centre buzzed with enthusiastic partners, locums and salaried GPs coming together to participate in big debates and informative workshops. Here are my top 5 highl…

  By Dr Surina Chibber (@Dr_Surina) This week NHS England released information about the new GP contract. In this, NHS England propose setting a ‘maximum indicative’ locum pay rate. Practices will need to record the number of instances where a practice pays a locum doctor more th…