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Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

P Briggs

    Health and Social Service Journal
    |September 13, 1979
    PubMed
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    Health service cutbacks are impacting staff recruitment and leading employing authorities to reconsider the use of locum doctors. This analysis examines the implications for the London area.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Medical Staffing

    Background:

    • Healthcare services face budget reductions, impacting operational decisions.
    • Employing authorities are under pressure to decrease expenditure.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the implications of health service cutbacks on recruitment.
    • To reappraise the employment of locum doctors in response to financial pressures.

    Main Methods:

    • Discussion of the current situation regarding locum employment.
    • Analysis of the impact of reduced expenditure on staffing decisions.

    Main Results:

    • Recruitment is being negatively affected by health service cutbacks.
    • A reappraisal of locum employment decisions is inevitable due to expenditure reduction.

    Conclusions:

    • Financial constraints necessitate a review of healthcare staffing models.
    • The use of locum physicians may be reduced in response to budget cuts.