Locuming
o a rapid way of earning cash, pays well
o no commitment
o good way to find out what you like/don’t like about practices
o possible route to partnership/assistantship
o 100% “own boss”
o self-employed tax status
o lack of continuity gets less attractive after a while
o no paid holidays, sick leave, mat pay
o you’re expected to “hit the ground running” – induction unlikely to be more than 5 minutes
o can be difficult to find out what happened to patients you looked after
o need to put aside 40% of earnings for tax etc
o you do all your own admin, tax, booking sessions etc
o variable workloads & demands from practices
o no job security, unpredictable income
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Last updated: 01 September 2003