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<p>The requested information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>General
practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors who provide primary medical services
on behalf of the National Health Service. Provided they meet the terms of their contract,
they are free to make their own decisions regarding remuneration and practice expenditure.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As independent businesses, it is also the responsibility of
individual GP practices to employ locum GPs to meet their needs, and to decide whether
the rate at which they are able to secure a locum represents good value for money.</p><p>
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