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LOCUM TENENS. He who holds the place of another, a deputy; as A B, locum tenens of C D, mayor of the city of Philadelphia.

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Locum Connections, with its multi-speciality focus, supports dozens of hospitals and speciality clinics nationwide with a deep bench of physicians and NP/APPs.

Deal snapshot: AEQUOR HEALTHCARE ACQUIRES LOCUM CONNECTIONS TO ACCELERATE EXPANSION

28 June 2019 - New Jersey, US-based healthcare staffing and solutions provider Aequor Healthcare Services has acquired Georgia, US-based Locum Connections, LLC, to expand growth in the Physician and NP/APP locum tenens space, the company said.

Aequor Healthcare Acquires Locum Connections to Accelerate Expansion

In the 2018/19 financial year, the health board spent around PS16 million on locum medics.

NHS 'at mercy' of market et over locum charges; ? Health boss tells of difficulty cutting costs

In the document, the annual spend for locum doctors was revealed.

NHS board 'at mercy of markets'

Dr Shahrabani said, 'I knew from the beginning that Locum's Nest had promising prospects for success, but financing it was the only obstacle.

OMANI DOCTOR'S SMART PLATFORM FOR HEALTH SERVICES POPULAR IN UK

Locum's Nest, a smart platform for health services, was developed by Dr Ahmed Shahrabani with the support of Innovation Development Oman Holding SAOC.

Proven in UK, Omani doctor's app set to help cut healthcare cost

He added: "The huge increase in agency locum spend by NHS Dumfries and Galloway is another indicator that the recruitment crisis facing our NHS is having huge impacts on local health care.

Temporary doctors costing health board more than PS10m

Johnson Vision have teamed up to offer locum optometrists dedicated education, expert guidance and networking opportunities during 100% Optical, which will be held at the ExCeL London on 12-14 January 2019.

Locum support at 100% Optical 2019

SCOTLAND'S GP shortage is hitting health budgets hard in the pocket, with boards paying up to PS1400 a day for locum cover.

Health board pay PS1400 a day for cover

A DOCTOR conned a Welsh health board out of more than PS55,000 by working dozens of locum shifts instead of doing the full-time work he was being paid for.

Doctor conned health board out of PS55,000 by moonlighting

They analysed the HR risks and challenges of using locum tenens in hospitals on the basis of a quantitative study of 39 large anaesthesiology departments in German hospitals.

LOCUM DOCTORS--CURSE OR BLESSING FOR HOSPITALS?

USE OF LOCUM TENENS physicians reached a new high in 2016, according to an annual survey by Staff Care, a health care staffing company.