Locums and short-term contractors in the health workforce

29 August 2012

Short term staff and locums are becoming ever more important in providing ongoing care for patients, good working conditions for staff and retaining permanent clinicians in rural and remote communities. This paper reports on issues arising from the practice and makes patient-focused recommendations about overarching policies, general recruitment, locums, short term staff and innovative solutions.

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