Locum doctors could be struck off for trying to hold NHS to ransom

Locum doctors could be struck off for trying to hold NHS to ransom Locum doctors have been warned that they could be struck off if they cancel shifts in an attempt to extort more money from the NHS.
The General Medical Council (GMC) has issued guidance after agency medics were accused of an “organised campaign” to hold the NHS to ransom as pressures mount. The crisis stems from new rules - introduced last week - which attempt to clamp down on tax avoidance.
NHS trusts are now supposed to subtract tax and national insurance from pay packets at source from workers supplied to them via agencies or personal service companies. Some doctors say the changes will mean a drop in income of up to 30 per cent. But others say earnings will only be reduced if workers were paying too little tax in the first place. Telegraph