Why join us
Membership Benefits
Becoming a member gives you many benefits and it also supports us so that we can continue to help you and other locum doctors like yourself.
| Benefits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ Representation | ✓ Negotiation | ✓ Website | ✓ Blog & News |
| ✓ Assistance | ✓ Campaigns | ✓ Facebook | ✓ Newsletter |
| ✓ Revalidation | ✓ Events | ✓ Twitter | ✓ Special offers |
| ✓ Helpline | ✓ Awareness | ✓ Email Platform | ✓ Membership |
| ✓ Information | ✓ Guidance | ✓ WhatsApp Group | ✓ Voting rights |
Membership Benefits
Representation
- We represent our members and locum doctors at employers, NHS, agencies, private companies / hospitals, department of health, GMC, royal colleges and other bodies
- We prepare consultation responses which feed into the final policies/ regulations / laws made
- We represent members at meetings with different employers and agencies
- We represent members at disciplinary meetings
- We represent members at GMC hearings
- We represent members at employment tribunals
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Assistance
- with employment, career-related and professional problems and issues
- with employment disputes
- with disputes with royal colleges and other bodies
- with job contracts
- with tribunal cases
- with medical negligence cases
- with disciplinary issues
- with complaints
- with GMC hearings
- with appeals
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Revalidation
- Help with appraisals
- Help in preparation of revalidation folders
- Advice on all aspects of revalidation matters
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Helpline
- Telephone helpline manned by a medically and legally qualified person
- Advice offered on all aspects of employment and career
- Helpful discussion in times of trouble with career troubleshooting advice
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Information
- Information on all aspects of locum work. LDA is the only body with provides this information.
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Negotiation
- Negotiation of terms and conditions with employers.
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Campaigns
- We run campaigns and petitions on behalf of locums
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Awareness
- We project locum issues and create awareness through the media
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Website
- Acts as the main hub for disseminating information and keeps you up to date with current issues affecting locums
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Blog & News
- Keep up to date with the current issues affecting locums with our Blog & News section
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Facebook Page & Group
- Join the debate and be part of our locum community
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WhatsApp Group
- Keep up to date with the current issues affecting locums and take part in the discussion
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Email Platform
- Information dissemination and networking
- Debating and discussion
- Consulting our members democratically about their views on issues
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Newsletters
- Read more in-depth articles about the issues affecting locums
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Special offers
- LDA offers business discounts and special offers on goods and services from time to time.
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Membership
- Free membership for unemployed and refugee doctors etc
- We offer membership for both UK-based and overseas resident doctors
- All work-related benefits are UK-based and not overseas employment-related
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Voting Rights
- All members are voting members (unlike many other trade unions).
LDA Membership
Become a member today and help us create a helpful & friendly locum community