One in ten hospitalists is working as locum tenens, and many do so in addition to their full-time job, according to a new study by recruitment firm Locum Leaders and Today's Hospitalist magazine, ...

Locum tenens are being increasingly used in hospitals, ambulatory care centers, urgent care clinics, primary care clinics, and long-term acute care centers, and the trend shows no signs of reversing.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems turned to locum tenens physicians and advanced practitioners to help meet the increased demand for patient care. Locums positions allow ...

Working as a locum tenens, or substitute, physician used to be a career swan song for older physicians. It's now becoming a career path for young and old alike, as independent practice looks less ...

Locum employment is often seen as a short-term solution. Since workers can set their schedule based on their desires or preferred outcomes, it could be seen as a high turnover way to maintain staffing ...

Old-fashioned GPs who work full-time in a family surgery are fast becoming a dying breed, according to figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday. Just over one general practitioner in ten is now in a ...

Working arrangements for locum doctors pose significant patient safety challenges for the NHS in England, although there are opportunities to be grasped too, finds qualitative research involving a ...

Soon, I will join the almost 50,000 physicians who make up the expensive team of medical temp workers in the United States, [1] a physician "placeholder" with all the perks and inconveniences attached ...

Junior doctors are being encouraged by their union to pick up lucrative locum shifts after this week's 96-hour strike action when hospitals will be in chaos. The British Medical Association has ...

When exhausted small-firm lawyers, pregnant professionals, and overworked departments in cash-strapped firms are looking for a hero, calling on a legal locum can be the answer to their prayers.

The ’10-week window’ for GP locums to pension work has been temporarily removed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Guidance published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website said the ...