Sentence examples for as locum from inspiring English sources

If the trust had put a footnote on its website giving the date of Mr Cherian's appointment as locum consultant it might not have merited further investigation and Prof Keogh's caustic findings might have remained secret.

Senior A&E specialists are profiting from chronic NHS staff shortages by working as locum doctors and charging hospitals £1,760 a day for their services, according to a parliamentary inquiry.

A major difficulty encountered was entry of locum consultants by name rather than as "locum consultant".

GPs can also be contracted by another (self-employed) GP, or can work as locum GPs.

Four nonspecialized therapists were recruited and appointed as locum tenens to the unit for the study duration [ 29].

However, in their role as locum, the GPs were not satisfied with the quality of the information that was transferred to the GP co-operative.

As a result, new GPs are resisting partnership, working as locums with fewer hours to try to take control.

All EU nationals who work for the NHS, or as locums in the NHS system, should be eligible to apply for British citizenship.

The proportion of those classed as having taken up a "service appointment in [the] UK" – which includes those electing to work as locums rather than as salaried employees – has soared from 2.3%to9.2%2% in the same period.

But a spokesman for the British Medical Association said that the growing pressures in the NHS in the face of unprecedented demand and its funding squeeze are prompting more doctors to work as locums.

In addition, many staff such as junior doctors, spend only a few months in a particular hospital as part of training rotations, or even less time as locums covering acute staff shortages.