Guides, tips, and updates for locums

Form B gets the headlines but Form A matters too. What it does, when it is due, and the common mistakes that cost locum GPs pensionable service.

Weekend, night and bank-holiday uplifts on a nursing rate card look straightforward. In practice the calculation is messier. Here is how to read one.

If an NHS trust or large organisation has placed you inside IR35, you have a statutory right to dispute it. The procedure, the deadlines, and what to say.

How self-employed locums can avoid the January tax surprise by setting aside a fixed percentage on every invoice, and when the 25% rule needs to flex.

Fee ranges for UK medical specialist accountants in 2026, what you get for each band, and when the investment pays back.

The same shift can net £14 or £22 an hour depending on who pays you. Here is a worked comparison for a Band 5 nurse working a weekend long day.

Most locum pharmacists stay well under the VAT threshold, but shift cover in hospitals, private clinics, and PCN roles can push you over faster than you expect.

When you were salaried or in training, most of this was handled for you. Indemnity sat in the background, sick pay was written into your contract, and a death-i

Five specific Budget decisions that affect self-employed UK healthcare locums in 2026/27, and what each one means in cash terms.

Four updates that take more of the admin off your plate: message practices in one place, share your compliance documents with a single link, see where your year is heading, and ask questions about your own figures.

What finance teams at GP practices, pharmacies and clinics actually look for on a locum invoice, and why a missing field can delay payment by a month.

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