Four sites this month.
More focus for the work that matters.
Fixed-fee support for doctors managing multiple placements, travel, expenses and tax.
No sales pitch — just a straight answer on whether we're the right fit.
- Multiple placements, one tax picture to keep aligned.
- Travel, cover and professional costs add up fast.
- When patients come first, admin slips to evenings and weekends.
We get it. Locum doctors have been on our books for years.
A day in the life of a locum doctor.
Different sites, different systems, one quiet financial backbone.
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06:45
Heading into a shift at a different site than yesterday.
Placement tagged. Mileage logged as you drive.
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11:30
Patients come first, so admin gets pushed to the edges of the day.
Joy Pilot keeps your numbers in order while you're on the floor.
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15:20
Travel between placements creates costs and paperwork.
Receipts snap into the right categories as you go.
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20:10
Conference costs, indemnity, subscriptions and mileage still need logging.
One tap each — filed, categorised, ready for year-end.
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Any day / evening
Curious where your tax position sits?
Live view of what's owed, what's yours, and what's outstanding.
Cheat sheet · 8 items
What you can actually claim.
The expenses and allowables that apply to locum doctor work — tailored, not guessed.
Travel & work between sites
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01
Mileage between placements
Miles between trusts, practices and private clinics — logged per journey the way HMRC expects.
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02
Parking and tolls
Hospital car parks, site parking and congestion or road charges for work trips.
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03
Train fares
Public transport to placements where driving doesn't make sense.
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04
Accommodation when appropriate
Overnight stays for distant placements, in line with HMRC subsistence rules.
Professional costs
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05
Medical indemnity cover
Personal indemnity on top of any NHS cover — claimed in full.
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06
GMC, Royal College and specialist memberships
Annual registration and approved specialist subscriptions.
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07
Training, exams and conferences
Course and exam fees, travel to events, and reasonable subsistence for approved training.
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08
Journal and platform subscriptions
Medical journals and clinical platforms used for your work.
Your patients take priority.
Your tax takes care of itself.
Joy Pilot for locum work.
Built for doctors working across trusts, practices and private placements — one live picture of your finances, on any phone.
A glance on the commute home.
See what's due, what's been paid, and what still needs recording — without opening a spreadsheet. Ask Jodie, the AI assistant inside Joy Pilot, the questions you'd normally email your accountant.
- "How much tax do I owe so far?"
- "Add my conference fee as an expense."
- "Show me unpaid invoices."
- "What have I spent on travel this month?"
“Greg gave us all the help we needed and we can now sleep at night that we’ve done what we need to to satisfy HMRC.”
The things locum doctors actually ask us.
Fewer spreadsheets.
More time in the clinic.
Talk to a real accountant who's worked with locum doctors before. No sales pitch — just a straight answer on whether we're the right fit.
Prefer to talk? Call us on 020 7731 1117