Locum Doctors: Bad for Your Health?
The government is cracking down on big fees charged by agencies hiring out medics to NHS hospitals but who is checking if the staff they provide are up to the job? With Allan Urry.
How safe are we in the hands of locum staff at NHS hospitals? The Government's crackdown on big fees charged by agencies that hire them out has been making headlines, but what's being done to ensure they are up to the job?
Allan Urry investigates recent cases which raise questions about the quality of care delivered by some temporary staff. Should an agency doctor have better assessed a poorly surgical patient on his ward who died a short time later from a post -operative bleed? The programme also asks how well the agency sector is regulated following the revelation that a partly-qualified doctor was able to treat more than 3000 patients after lying about his qualifications.
Reporter: Allan Urry Producer: David Lewis.
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The government is cracking down on big fees charged by agencies hiring out medics to NHS hospitals but who is checking if the staff they provide are up to the job? With Allan Urry
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- Tue 3 Nov 2015 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 8 Nov 2015 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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