Locum tenens consultant doctors in a rural general hospital - an essential part of the medical workforce or an expensive stopgap?

Introduction: Maintaining hospital consultant staffing levels often requires the employment of locum tenens to meet service needs. This is particularly so in hospitals where core clinical services are run by a small number of permanently appointed consultants. The problems associated with locum employment are underestimated and little attention has been directed towards addressing the issue in the rural general hospitals of Scotland.

Surgery in remote and rural Scotland.

Over the past 15 years, rural surgery in Scotland has emerged from the backwaters of the Scottish Health service to a recognized and important part of overall health care provision in Scotland. No longer is the rural surgeon regarded by his city colleague as the eccentric poor relation of the urban specialist. The rural surgeon is now more likely to have the skills and experience necessary for the work that must be done.

A critical analysis of orthopedic work load in a teaching hospital in the United Arab Emirates as a stimulus for improving patient care.

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