With SUPPORT from practices and VISION from ICBs locums can provide HOPE and RENEWAL for general practice
SUPPORT from practices
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Stocked and tidy room |
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Unique login |
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Payment promptly |
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Pension forms signed and employers contribution paid |
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Orientation/induction |
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Respect agreed workload |
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Telephone numbers |
VISION from NHS/ICB
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Visibility: are locums included in all GP newsletters and communications? |
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Inclusion in protected learning events, education and in opportunities to get involved in commissioning |
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Safeguarding / serious case reviews: access to safeguarding training and cascading serious case reviews to locums |
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IT training on clinical systems |
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Online website access (password required) about services, guidelines, education |
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NHS net emails: are locums provided with a means to ensure they can sign up to and retain an NHS.net email address even when not based in one practice? |
Locums can provide HOPE for general practice
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Hope: retention in the workforce when burnt out, survival of practices by being able to get respite through locum cover (whether for holiday/illness/maternity/sabbatical, etc) |
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Outside roles- special interests can be supported where there is locum cover, and diversified skills are possible through portfolio working |
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Perspective: locums bring a fresh perspective on a clinical problem |
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Experience: locums can help to spread good practice as they experience many different ways of working as they move around
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Locums can provide RENEWAL for general practice
R Renewal of collapsing areas might be possible by attracting in GPs as locums
E Experience of different practices is disseminated via locums
N new Networks such as chambers
E Eyes –fresh pair of eyes for a clinical problem
W Waste is reduced as locuming offers Retention in the workforce of GPs who might leave
A Aptitudes are developed because locum work allows GPs to develop portfolios
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Paula Wright is a sessional GPs committee member