Sydney, New South Wales : According to the dictionary, Locum word could explain as a person who completes all the duties of another person temporarily or for a short time period. Locum Doctors are the doctors who occupy the position of regular doctors and fulfil all his duties for the period of absence of regular doctor. Locum doctors are mostly in demand when the hostel/practise is short staffed. These doctors are equally educated and also provide the equal productivity for the period of time they hold office. There are Locum agencies which are basically a common reference point for any doctors who would wish to work.

Locum doctor agencies have a network with doctors and hospitals and hence provide locum for huge number of hospitals and acts like one of the most reliable partner for both doctors and clients. Being reliable, they provide best doctors to their client so that the productivity is maintained (as mentioned earlier.) Agencies respect and honesty towards both doctors and clients help in developing a long term mutually beneficial relationships for smooth running of business. These agencies are perfect for the client's who prefer quality locum service each time, transparency and along with that integrity plays an important role.

Benefits to avail locum doctors from agencies are huge. Some of them could be listed below.


All the paperwork such as billings, invoices etc are transparent.
Greater years of practise and have superior knowledge of the requirement of every client and doctor.
Agencies are well networked and hence provide huge number of locum doctor jobs daily.
Staring from junior to consult all the requirements of locum doctors could be fulfilled by these agencies.
They are associated with leading hospitals in the country and hence doctors get a good opportunity to learn and practice.
The most amazing feature is that they are very fast and available for 24x7 services.
Even for overseas work, these agencies could be approached.
Without switching over to terms and conditions of long term funding, any organisation i.e. Hospitals can fill its unoccupied positions with the help of locum doctors. This also helps in exploring different locum work environments, knowing and understanding different organisational behaviours and practises. This opportunity of working and specializing in different places may not be available for the permanent employee.

As every coin as two sides, Locum doctors also face some of the disadvantages. Adapting them in the new work environment increases work stress and multiplies workloads. It is also important for the hiring organisation is extra flexible and sometimes ready to pay extra salaries. When the period of locum doctors is extended for a longer period of time than the total cost may tend to be much more than that of permanent one.

Agencies try to overcome this problem by providing interns rather than highly skilled doctors, which actually reduces the total staff costs and also the interns of doctors get the opportunity to learn and practice in reality. Hence, don't let your work stop when your permanent doctor is on leave.

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