--- title: Lantum Blog | self-employment description: self-employment | Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers --- [![Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Lantum%20March2018/Images/logo-header.svg)](https://us.lantum.com) for Locums - [Locums](https://lantum.com/) - [Practices](https://lantum.com/p/practices/) - [Hubs](https://lantum.com/p/hubs/) - [Federations](https://lantum.com/p/nhs-federation/) [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment), [Flexible staff pools](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/flexible-staff-pools), [Nurses](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nurses) 16 Sep 2024 [![Finding work as a self-employed nurse: Everything you need to consider. ](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/nursing%20self-employment%20blog%20header.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/nursing-self-employment-guide) ## [Finding work as a self-employed nurse: Everything you need to consider.](https://blog.lantum.com/nursing-self-employment-guide) Flexible nursing work when and where you want it — sounds like a dream, right? It doesn’t have to be. [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/nursing-self-employment-guide) 0 Comments [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [tax](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/tax), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 22 Feb 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/calculator-calculation-insurance-finance-53621-4.jpeg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/ir35-changes-for-gp-locums-with-ltd-companies) ## [IR35 changes for GP locums with Ltd companies](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/ir35-changes-for-gp-locums-with-ltd-companies) From the 6th of April, a legislative change is coming into force that will affect all Locum GPs working through their own limited companies. [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/ir35-changes-for-gp-locums-with-ltd-companies) 11 Comments [GP locum work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum-work), [indemnity](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/indemnity), [GP indemnity and medicolegal](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-indemnity-and-medicolegal), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 16 Feb 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/2016-08-04-13.37.45-825x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-indemnity-and-medicolegal/reimbursement-of-gp-indemnity-inflation-announced) ## [Reimbursement of GP indemnity inflation announced](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-indemnity-and-medicolegal/reimbursement-of-gp-indemnity-inflation-announced) The BMA GPC for England have announced conclusion of negotiations with NHS Employers on [changes to the GP Contract 2017,](https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/committees/general-practitioners-committee/gpc-current-issues/gp-contract-negotiations) including confirmation of funding intended to cover the annual average.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-indemnity-and-medicolegal/reimbursement-of-gp-indemnity-inflation-announced) 0 Comments [GP locum work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum-work), [Managing finances](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [Getting work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/getting-work), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 05 Jan 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/medical-563427_1920-825x510-5.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/how-to-earn-more-as-a-portfolio-gp-in-2017) ## [How to earn more as a portfolio GP](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/how-to-earn-more-as-a-portfolio-gp-in-2017) The debate about how much GPs earn goes on. Partners earn too much, locums are ‘milking it’, salaried GPs are the easy riders of the NHS. The headline of this article will probably be viewed by some.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/how-to-earn-more-as-a-portfolio-gp-in-2017) 0 Comments [GP parent](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-parent), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment), [work life balance](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/work-life-balance) 22 Nov 2016 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/lantumlo_blog_header-5.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-parent/career-parenting-guilt) ## [Career + Parenting = Guilt](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-parent/career-parenting-guilt) I remember my Mother telling me that being a parent involves a lot of guilt - for some it’s not breast feeding for as long - if at all, not going to the right groups, or as they get older, not.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-parent/career-parenting-guilt) 1 Comment [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [Managing finances](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances), [accounting](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/accounting), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment), [taylorcocks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/taylorcocks) 17 Sep 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/survival_kit_sardine_can4.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/the-network-locum-accountant-how-to-survive-your-tax-return) ## [The Lantum Accountant: How To Survive Your Tax Return](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/the-network-locum-accountant-how-to-survive-your-tax-return) When you first sign up for self-employment as a locum, your first tax return can seem intimidating. Our ‘How to’ guide hopes to unravel 3 important points you might need to know for planning ahead. [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/the-network-locum-accountant-how-to-survive-your-tax-return) 0 Comments [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [tax](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/tax), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment), [taylorcocks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/taylorcocks) 13 Aug 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/abacus-e14079244835054.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/the-ultimate-guide-to-bookkeeping-for-locums) ## [The Ultimate Guide to Bookkeeping for Locums](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/the-ultimate-guide-to-bookkeeping-for-locums) No matter what kind of locum GP you are, an organised system to manage your finances and log your expenses is essential, and will save you time and money. Save yourself the prospect of a carrier bag.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/the-ultimate-guide-to-bookkeeping-for-locums) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [GP locum work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum-work), [NHS pension](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs-pension), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 23 Apr 2014 ## [Advice Guide - Pension Forms & Updating Payment Details](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/advice-guide-pension-forms) We’ve been receiving lots of feedback from GPs about the difficulty in filling out and returning NHS pension forms. Previously when you requested that we create an invoice, we’d ask if you claim.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/advice-guide-pension-forms) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Managing finances](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 16 Mar 2012 ## [Admin (yawn…) how to make the most of your time and maximise your income.](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/admin) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/admin) 0 Comments [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 06 Oct 2011 ## [Am I self-employed? – How you can get caught out for misunderstanding what this really means](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/am-i-self-employed-how-you-can-get-caught-out-for-misunderstanding-what-this-really-means) Placing a mug on a chair does not make the chair into a table – it is merely a chair that is being used as if it is a table. Likewise, just by calling yourself self-employed and issuing invoices does.... 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