How to select a Locum GP: A Guide for Practice Managers
The increasing workload – and the opportunities - for GPs in 2011 means that the availability of high quality locum support to meet temporary staffing needs, at short notice, is more important than ever before, according to medical staffing agency Ambition 24locums .The number of GPs is not rising in proportion to the growing demands on primary care that result from advances in medicine and the escalating expectations of patients. The absence of a GP, due to illness or an unfilled vacancy for example, can present a major headache for a busy practice