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locum /lo·cum/ (lo´kum) [L.] place.
locum te´nens , locum te´nent a practitioner who temporarily takes the place of another.


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But hospital bosses are now spending pounds 750 a day on locum doctors and an agency nurse to cover for the absence of the trio.
South Birmingham PCT has said Dr Adlakha's payments included cover of two locum doctors for patients while the doctor was unable to work.
The locum doctors have been contracted by Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT) to work on Friday and Saturday nights, when there are the highest number of breaches of a Government target stipulating patients should be seen within four hours.
 
 
 
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