Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Cutbacks in the health service are already affecting recruitment. Employing authorities are facing the problem of reducing expenditure and this will, inevitably lead to a reappraisal of decisions to employ locums. Peter Briggs, area medical officer for Hillingdon, discusses the implications and looks at the situation in the London area.
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