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Dr Richard Fieldhouse, Chair NASGP, starts plenary discussion on ‘Have we swapped recruitment for retention’ crisis: suggests rather that ‘we are having an existential crisis’! Notes data suggests huge amount of untapped capacity and emphasises value for sessional GPs #pulselive

GP locums in today’s Observer: “Richard Fieldhouse, chairman and founder of [NASGP]…said: “There is a huge, untapped resource out there of locums and with a bit of extra support they could be the solution to getting patients the help they need.” theguardian.com/society/articl…

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✅ Sessional GP expenses: what can you claim? Liz Densley and Tori Ferguson explain: nasgp.org.uk/resource/manag… #teamgp #nhspension #medicsmoney Honey Barrett

If there are an GP practices out there worried about how to cope tomorrow, there are 759 GP locums available tomorrow on LocumDeck that practices can book, instantly, right now.

While I don’t believe GP collective action will garner as much attention as the strikes by junior doctors, it is more sustainable and may pressure the government into further negotiations for a comparable pay raise, Richard Fieldhouse writes. Read more: nasgp.org.uk/medical-orgs/b…

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Just ran the stats again for the number of GP locums in England, currently 19,259, down from 21,143 in Jan 2024.

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"None of this is the fault of physician associates."

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...so we are calling out now to members to identify towns or cities where LocumDeck adoption is still low, and offer those members fully-funded LocumDeck for a year to replicate its success elsewhere.

The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) has hit the headlines again when a long campaign to extend the funding was partly ceded by NHS England at the end of Sept. However, the inclusion criteria are extremely strict. Read more on Practice Index: ow.ly/8XzK50U3hb9

Cracking GP locum conference Gloucestershire ICB, this is what 45 GP locums looks like. Here talking about LocumDeck NASGP Gloucestershire GP VTS

On this week's podcast NASGP chair Richard Fieldhouse speaks to Emma Bower about all things related to locum GPs - including how the GP jobs crisis is affecting locums and how the NHS can make the most of them. Listen here or wherever you get your pods gponline.com/podcast-valuin…

Thanks again GPonline for having me on.

ICYMI – a new Pulse survey has found that despite widespread vacancies, one in four GPs is now looking for work. Read more: ow.ly/6IxS50UNC9E #TeamGP #PrimaryCare #SessionalGPs