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locum
(redirected from Locum doctor)

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Noun1.locum - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
Translations
locum [ˈləʊkəm] N (also locum tenens) (Brit) (frm) → interino/a m/f

locum [ˈləʊkəm] n (= doctor) → médecin mf suppléant

locum (tenens)
n (Brit) → Vertreter(in) m(f)

locum [ˈləʊkəm] n (doctor) → medico sostituto; (priest) → vicario

locum
n locum [ˈləukəm]
a person who takes the place of another (especially a doctor, dentist etc) for a time. plaasvervanging نائِب طَبيب временен заместник zástupce, -kyně vikar der/die Vertreter(in) αναπληρωτής suplente kohusetäitja قائم مقام sijainen remplaçant/-ante מְמַלֵא מָקוֹם स्थानापन vršilac dužnosti, namjesnik helyettes pengganti staðgengill sostituto 臨時代理 대진(代診) 의사 laikinas pavaduotojas (ārsta u.c.) pagaidu aizvieto- tājs lokum plaatsvervanger vikar czasowy zastępca, zastępstwo substituto înlocuitor, suplinitor временный заместитель zástupca, -kyňa začasni namestnik privremena zamena vikarie ตัวแทน doctor vekili 臨時代理 тимчасово виконуючий обов'язки کسی دوسرے کے مقام پر آنے والا người thay thế


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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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