Locum Dr

Summary

The requester asked for the hourly pay rate and total number of locum GPs employed by Manx Care. Manx Care disclosed that they rarely use private locums directly, do not hold cost data for individual practices, and provided an approximate session cost for their salaried practice.

Key Facts

• Manx Care Primary Care Services rarely uses private locum GPs directly.
• Individual GP practices contracted to Manx Care use private locums, but Manx Care does not hold cost information for them.
• Locum services are occasionally used in Manx Care's salaried GP Practice in Ballasalla.
• Locum fees depend on the specific work required, including patient appointments and administrative duties.
• A typical GP locum session involves approximately 12 patient appointments.

Data Disclosed

• 2025-10-20
• 2025-11-06
• 5016997
• 12
• £300

Original Request

How much is a locum GP paid per hour by Manx Care? How many GP's does Manx Care have on a locum basis?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 5016997 6 November 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 20 October 2025, which states:

"How much is a locum GP paid per hour by Manx Care?

How many GP's does Manx Care have on a locum basis?"

Response

Manx Care, Primary Care Services, rarely uses private locum GPs, although individual GP Practices who are contracted to Manx Care, do. We do not hold information on the costs of private locums that individual GP Practices pay for their locum support.

From time to time it has been necessary to use locum GP services in Manx Care’s salaried GP Practice (Ballasalla). Locum fees in that respect depends on the work the locum is being required to do.

On average a GP locum session consists of 12 patient appointments with associated administrative duties and could also involve home visits at a cost of approx. £300 per session.

Please quote the reference number 5016997 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely