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Practical guides for UK locums — tax, mileage, invoices, and staying organised between shifts. Many articles are written from a GP locum angle.
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Locum and agency nursing: shifts, timesheets, and your own records
Practical tracking habits for agency and locum nurses — timesheets, mileage, and why keeping your own record matters alongside the agency's.
- nursing
- getting-started
- organisation
A locum pharmacist's guide to staying organised
Practical habits for locum pharmacists — tracking shifts across pharmacies, mileage, payment timing, and the records worth keeping.
- pharmacist
- getting-started
- organisation
Getting organised as a hospital locum doctor
Practical habits for hospital-based locum doctors — booking routes, records worth keeping, mileage, and staying on top of payslips across trusts and agencies.
- hospital-locum
- getting-started
- organisation
Self-employed or agency PAYE? How locum and agency healthcare work actually gets taxed
A plain-English look at the difference between self-employed locum work and agency PAYE — and why it's worth being certain which one applies to you.
- tax
- self-employed
- agency-work
Tax claims locum doctors often miss
Common allowable expenses that quietly go unclaimed by locum GPs — usually not because they're not entitled to them, but because nobody mentioned it.
- tax
- expenses
- self-assessment
Making Tax Digital, quarterly updates — what it actually means for you
A plain, no-jargon look at Making Tax Digital for locum GPs — what's changed, what "quarterly updates" really involves, and how to stop it feeling like a burden.
- mtd
- tax
- self-assessment
Mileage for locum GPs — what to record
How locum doctors typically approach mileage logs, home-to-practice trips, and keeping records that stand up at year end.
- mileage
- expenses
- tax
Tax saving tips for locum GPs
Practical, general habits that help locum GPs keep more of what they earn — without straying into anything that should really be a conversation with your accountant.
- tax
- self-assessment
- expenses
How to get organised for self-assessment from day one
The habits worth building in your first weeks as a locum, so self-assessment is a quick review each year instead of a January reconstruction project.
- self-assessment
- getting-started
- organisation
Locum tax basics for UK doctors
A practical overview of self-assessment, allowable expenses, and what to track throughout the tax year as a locum doctor.
- tax
- self-assessment
- expenses
Where to find locum GP shifts
A practical rundown of where locum GP work actually comes from — platforms, agencies, and the less obvious routes worth not overlooking.
- getting-started
- new-locum
- booking
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GP locum forms explained — Form A, Form B and the rest of the paperwork
A plain-English guide to the NHS Pension locum Forms A and B, when SOLO forms apply, the 10-week rule and the other admin every UK locum GP needs to keep on top of.
- nhs-pension
- forms
- pcse
- admin
A locum GP's guide to hiring an accountant — questions, red flags and MTD
How to find an accountant who understands locum life — NHS pension forms, mileage, Making Tax Digital and sole trader vs limited company — plus the questions to ask and the red flags to watch for.
- accountant
- tax
- making-tax-digital
- self-employed
GP locum insurance and indemnity — what state-backed cover does and doesn't include
A plain-English guide to indemnity and insurance for locum GPs in the UK — what the state-backed scheme covers in England, what it doesn't, and the other policies worth thinking about.
- insurance
- indemnity
- cnsgp
- income-protection
The best resources for locum GPs in the UK
A practical, GP-to-GP list of the organisations, tools and guides that make locum life easier — from finding work and setting your rates to pensions, tax and looking after yourself.
- resources
- getting-started
- nasgp
- bma
Locum and agency nursing: shifts, timesheets, and your own records
Practical tracking habits for agency and locum nurses — timesheets, mileage, and why keeping your own record matters alongside the agency's.
- nursing
- getting-started
- organisation
A locum pharmacist's guide to staying organised
Practical habits for locum pharmacists — tracking shifts across pharmacies, mileage, payment timing, and the records worth keeping.
- pharmacist
- getting-started
- organisation
Getting organised as a hospital locum doctor
Practical habits for hospital-based locum doctors — booking routes, records worth keeping, mileage, and staying on top of payslips across trusts and agencies.
- hospital-locum
- getting-started
- organisation
Self-employed or agency PAYE? How locum and agency healthcare work actually gets taxed
A plain-English look at the difference between self-employed locum work and agency PAYE — and why it's worth being certain which one applies to you.
- tax
- self-employed
- agency-work
Importing your Lantum or LocumDeck calendar — stop double-entering shifts
How to pull booked shifts from Lantum, LocumDeck, or other booking platforms straight into your session tracker, so you're not typing the same details out twice.
- calendar
- lantum
- locumdeck
- getting-started
Home-to-practice mileage — when it actually counts
A closer look at one of the most misunderstood expenses for locum GPs — when home-to-practice travel is allowable, and how to keep a record that holds up.
- mileage
- expenses
- tax
Finding an accountant who actually gets locum GP work
What to look for in an accountant as a locum GP, the questions worth asking before you sign up, and why "any accountant" isn't quite the same as the right one.
- accountant
- self-employed
- tax
Getting organised as a new locum
A simple checklist for new UK locum doctors — sessions, invoices, pension, and the admin habits that save time later.
- getting-started
- organisation
- invoices
Invoicing as a locum — get paid without the awkward emails
Practical, no-nonsense advice on invoicing practices as a locum GP, and how to chase late payment without it feeling uncomfortable.
- invoicing
- payments
- getting-started
Tax claims locum doctors often miss
Common allowable expenses that quietly go unclaimed by locum GPs — usually not because they're not entitled to them, but because nobody mentioned it.
- tax
- expenses
- self-assessment
Making Tax Digital, quarterly updates — what it actually means for you
A plain, no-jargon look at Making Tax Digital for locum GPs — what's changed, what "quarterly updates" really involves, and how to stop it feeling like a burden.
- mtd
- tax
- self-assessment
Mileage for locum GPs — what to record
How locum doctors typically approach mileage logs, home-to-practice trips, and keeping records that stand up at year end.
- mileage
- expenses
- tax
Tax saving tips for locum GPs
Practical, general habits that help locum GPs keep more of what they earn — without straying into anything that should really be a conversation with your accountant.
- tax
- self-assessment
- expenses
How to get organised for self-assessment from day one
The habits worth building in your first weeks as a locum, so self-assessment is a quick review each year instead of a January reconstruction project.
- self-assessment
- getting-started
- organisation
Locum tax basics for UK doctors
A practical overview of self-assessment, allowable expenses, and what to track throughout the tax year as a locum doctor.
- tax
- self-assessment
- expenses
What type of work can you get as a locum GP? More than you'd think
A tour of the different kinds of locum GP work available — in-hours, out-of-hours, remote, and the less obvious routes many locums never consider.
- getting-started
- new-locum
- career
Where to find locum GP shifts
A practical rundown of where locum GP work actually comes from — platforms, agencies, and the less obvious routes worth not overlooking.
- getting-started
- new-locum
- booking
Things to have in your bag as a locum GP
The practical kit that makes a locum session run smoothly — beyond the obvious, from an experienced locum's actual bag.
- getting-started
- practical
- new-locum
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- The best resources for locum GPs in the UK
- Locum and agency nursing: shifts, timesheets, and your own records
- A locum pharmacist's guide to staying organised
- Getting organised as a hospital locum doctor
- Importing your Lantum or LocumDeck calendar — stop double-entering shifts
- Getting organised as a new locum
- Invoicing as a locum — get paid without the awkward emails
- How to get organised for self-assessment from day one
- What type of work can you get as a locum GP? More than you'd think
- Where to find locum GP shifts
- Things to have in your bag as a locum GP
tax (9)
- A locum GP's guide to hiring an accountant — questions, red flags and MTD
- Self-employed or agency PAYE? How locum and agency healthcare work actually gets taxed
- Home-to-practice mileage — when it actually counts
- Finding an accountant who actually gets locum GP work
- Tax claims locum doctors often miss
- Making Tax Digital, quarterly updates — what it actually means for you
- Mileage for locum GPs — what to record
- Tax saving tips for locum GPs
- Locum tax basics for UK doctors