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Here today, gone tomorrow? Exploring the use of locum doctors in the NHS

Dr Thomas AllenDr Jane FergusonKieran Walshe By , and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

Locum doctors are used within the NHS to fill both short- and long-term gaps in staffing. Working in both general practices and hospitals, they undertake the same duties as permanent doctors. But how well are they integrated into the clinical teams where they work, how are they supported in the workplace, and how do they […]

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Performance related pay has no bearing on GPs’ job satisfaction

Dr Thomas Allen By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted:

In 2004 the Quality and Outcomes Framework was developed to combat GP’s dissatisfaction regarding pay and working conditions, a major component being performance related pay.  Fast forward 10 years and shifts away from performance pay are now occurring. Thomas Allen, research fellow in Health Economics examines whether removing the measure will impact the working lives of GPs: The Quality […]

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