Tax, invoicing, rate benchmarks, regulatory changes, and career moves for UK locum healthcare professionals.
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.
I'm Will, the founder of Sessionalhttps://sessional.co.uk. I built it because I want to give locum healthcare professionals back the time they currently lose to
One thing locums tell us they find useful is having a single link to send to a practice manager before a booking conversation starts. Your Sessional profile doe
A straight look at what GP chambers actually do for locum GPs in 2026, how the fees compare with agency and direct work, and who they suit best.
A £350 day with 26 miles of travel is not a £350 day. The new Earnings margin table shows what you actually take home per shift, once you tag the costs.
What can you claim as expenses as a locum healthcare professional? One of the genuine financial advantages of working as a self-employed locum is the ability t
From 6 April 2026, self-employed locums earning over £50,000 must keep digital records and file quarterly updates to HMRC. Here is what changes.
From 13 December 2026, practising as a Physician Associate or Anaesthesia Associate without GMC registration becomes a criminal offence. What that actually changes.