Practices can use £150m COVID fund to hire locum GPs, BMA confirms

GP practices in England can use their share of a £150m COVID capacity fund to hire locums, the BMA has confirmed, easing fears the cash would be tied up in red tape and limited to salaried posts.

by Luke Haynes and Nick Bostock

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