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Locum rates may be entering ‘period of correction’ report finds

Average rates up almost 4% - but sector may be entering 'period of correction' claims report

28 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Amish Patel

Kent LPC chair Amish Patel insists he will continue speaking out on big pharmacy issues despite suffering abuse on Twitter.

26 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Inverness locums paid £54 an hour as average UK rate jumps 14%

Inverness locums commanded the highest average rate in a study of 30,000 shifts

08 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Editor's view: The debate on locum rates is a labyrinthine one

When an LPC chair dared to criticise some locums, the backlash may have come as a shock to him. Or perhaps it didn’t, writes ICP editor Neil Trainis.

25 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Underfunding underpins the locum issue

Locum costs should be included in contract negotiations to improve the funding, says Nick Kaye.

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Underfunded contract stops owners paying locums the going rate

Nick Kaye says that while locums should get the rates they ask for, contractual funding is a barrier

15 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Opportunities, shortages … and absent leaders

We are witnessing the breakdown of the pharmacy network but nobody's willing to take action, says Mohammed Hussain.

08 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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LPC chair: Some locums guilty of ‘unprofessional blackmail behaviour’  

Amish Patel said a minority of locums delay their application, then ask for a higher rate right before the shift.

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC promises to look into ‘complex issue’ of pharmacy closures

Duncan Rudkin says the issue is financial and labour market-driven rather than regulatory.

27 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Controversy over new Tesco locum pharmacist rate caps

Tesco declines to comment on its new locum rate caps.

30 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Rising locum rates a factor behind pharmacy closures, says CCA

Multiples affected "more acutely" by staffing issues than independents, says trade body.

16 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Locate a Locum Learning launched

Locate Learning launches today, increasing members access to extensive learning library.

20 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Locums want to join Covid vaccination effort

An agency has found that nearly all of the locums on its books are willing to administer the Covid vaccine.

25 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Locums without flu training could be out of work this winter

Many locums could find themselves out of work this winter as some companies give priorities to those with flu training.

10 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC prepared to pursue employers over Covid risk assessments

The GPhC is prepared to investigate employers who fail to carry out covid-19 risk assessments, chief executive Duncan Rudkin has said.

15 Jul 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PDA defends right of locums to set their rates

PDA warns off companies which threaten to report locums who raise rates to GPhC.

31 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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