The use of locum doctors in the NHS - results of a national survey of NHS Trusts in England

• Main Authors: Gemma Stringer (Author), Jane Ferguson (Author), Kieran Walshe (Author), Christos Grigoroglou (Author), Thomas Allen (Author), Evangelos Kontopantelis (Author), Darren M. Ashcroft (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Locum working in healthcare organisations has benefits for individual doctors and organisations but there are concerns about the impact of locum working on continuity of care, patient safety, team function and cost. We conducted a national survey of NHS Trusts in England to explo...