This group helped get N.Y.'s mass vaccination sites staffed and running quickly — and smoothy
A public-private partnership with staffing agencies across New York helped the state find willing workers quickly for vaccination sites. Here's how they did it. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 27, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
Capital Region recruiting firms hire 600 people for New York vaccination sites
New York state's effort to get the Covid-19 vaccines to millions of people has required filling hundreds of positions quickly. A statewide collection of more than 30 staffing agencies has made that possible. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 14, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Justin Dawes Source Type: news
North Carolina's jobs pipeline exceeds 63K, signaling recovery could be ready for takeoff
With the potential for 63,000 new jobs on the line, North Carolina is bouncing back when it comes to economic development.
As of April 1, the state’s top recruitment agency, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, was looking at a pipeline with 191 total recruitment and expansion projects.
If North Carolina were to win all of them, it would mean 63,000 new jobs and $22 billion in new investment.
“ That compares to the nearly 200 active projects we were working at the onset… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - April 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Lauren Ohnesorge Source Type: news
Locum GPs half as likely as partners to have both COVID-19 jabs by end of February
Locum GPs were half as likely as GP partners to have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February, BMA data show. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - March 8, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP locums Source Type: news
Care by Locum Tenens Hospitalists Compares Well Care by Locum Tenens Hospitalists Compares Well
Care by locum tenens hospitalists, often thought to be an expensive solution to staffing shortages, may have advantages in patient outcomes and hospital costs, a new observational study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - February 13, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Relief for locums as freeze on pension '10-week rule' extended for 2021/22
Locum GPs will have longer to declare pensionable income this year after officials confirmed a freeze on the ‘10-week rule’ will continue in 2021/22 due to COVID-19 pressures. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 8, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP locums Source Type: news
Locum Pharmacist portal to register for your own NHS Covid-19 vaccination
Self-employed locum pharmacists in England who are finding it difficult to get their COVID-19 vaccination through their main employer/s or local NHS can use a free portal set up by the Pharmacy Defenc (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - February 3, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Locum pharmacy technicians urged to get COVID-19 vaccination
Locum pharmacy technicians working on the frontline across primary care are encouraged to ensure they take up the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is offered to them. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 3, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Locum GPs left behind in patchy COVID-19 vaccine rollout
COVID-19 vaccination for locum GPs has trailed behind the rollout to other doctors, according to BMA polling that shows more than one in 10 are yet to receive their first dose. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - January 26, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: Coronavirus Source Type: news
One of Cincinnati's fastest-growing companies makes acquisition
A fast-growing medical staffing firm with an acquisitive history has struck another deal. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 15, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Meg Garner Source Type: news
NHS England to fund local banks of GPs working flexibly
NHS England is to provide local health systems with £120,000 each to set up new 'flexible pools' of locum and salaried GPs to support practices. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - December 23, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
