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 ...

Despite the well-publicised twin scandals of "unsustainable" pressures on general practice and "totally unacceptable" patient waiting times for GP appointments, a majority of locum GPs are struggling ...

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 ...

DALLAS, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physicians and advanced practice professionals are opting for the flexibility of temporary, “locum tenens” work in order to improve job conditions and ...

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 ...

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 ...