General Practitioners
(asked on 8th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the current GP contract allows a GP who is classified as a part-time GP with an FTE of less than 1.0 to be employed also as a locum or agency doctor.
This question was answered on 15th January 2015
There are no specific regulations on this issue. As independent contractors, it is for each individual practice to determine what staff they employ to assist them in the delivery of NHS Primary Medical Services.
GP practices must ensure any staff they engage are both suitably qualified and competent to carry out the duties for which they are engaged.