Terms and Conditions
To confirm a booking I will send you a confirmation email. The principal areas covered and conditions relating to your bookingare as follows.
Fees
These will be clearly stated, both on a daily/sessional basis and the total for the whole period of the booking, so that you know the commitment that you are making.
Dates/Times
These will be clearly stated, with start and end dates, and start and end times.
Type of Cover
This will be specified e.g.
* full cover (includes appointments, visits, repeat prescriptions, paperwork, phone calls)
* limited cover (e.g. 3 hour surgery plus associated admin only)
* other, depending on what you asked for when you enquired.
Cancellation
I know that when you book a locum you are doing so because you need cover, e.g. because of planning leave or attending important meetings. Therefore only in exceptional circumstances (e.g. personal or family illness) would I ever consider cancelling a booking which has been confirmed. So far I have rarely cancelled a booking after confirmation.
In return you understand that in accepting your booking I have probably turned down other offers of work for the same date, and so you also should regard a booking as non-cancellable. In the event that you decide you want to cancel and notify me less than 2 weeks before the start date a cancellation fee is payable if I cannot find subsitute work.