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Doctor and husband jailed after selling stolen NHS PPE on Ebay during pandemic
Attiya Sheikh and husband Omer sold stolen medical gloves online during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
NHS consultant worked 100 shifts as locum doctor 'while supposed to be working from home'
Dr Jacek Lewit was employed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust (CDDFT) and working at Darlington Memorial Hospital ...
North East NHS consultant struck off for moonlighting 100 times while 'working from home'
Dr Jacek Lewit was employed at Darlington Memorial Hospital when he used time he was supposed to be doing admin and working ...
Patient died after locum missed extra scan report
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust is told to improve training, following the death of Jordanne Rose Roberts.
Tasmanian Health Service paying double to employ locums instead of rural generalists in hospitals
Tasmania is spending double the amount on locums to fill critical roles within hospitals compared to the cost of using rural ...
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Working arrangements for locum doctors pose significant patient safety ...
More information: Locum doctor working and quality and safety: a qualitative study in English primary and secondary care, BMJ Quality & Safety (2024). DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016699.