14th May 2013 by Judith Harvey
Locums must heed the higher risk of mistakes compared with other GPs, says Dr Judith Harvey.
GPs live with risk. It is what we do everyday when deciding which treatment options are the best for our patients. Being a locum ups the stakes, although the risk level can be managed.
Allowing yourself to be logged into practices’ clinical systems as ‘locum’ rather than with your own unique log-in, is akin to a warning siren because the resulting audit trails are open to challenge.
"I really like LocumDeck. Before, I was doing everything myself. It was a nightmare! Keeping a record of who has paid, chasing them – with LocumDeck, all that goes away. All you have to do is just book your sessions and work.
Doing remote sessions through LocumDeck has also been a very nice experience. The practices assign the patients very thoughtfully, considering the limitation of remote consultation, and I have developed a very good working relationships with them."
Dr Vin Ojha, GP, Stoke-on-Trent
