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Seasonal colds and flu – but don’t get it confused with COVID-19

Seasonal colds and flu    In autumn and winter from around September through to February (or even spring and early... View Article

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Does evidence-based practice nursing empower nurses?

What is evidence-based practice nursing?   To succeed at an evidence-based approach to nursing, nurses need to apply current studies and... View Article

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Workload pressures affect GP mental health

GPs are coping with a lot of pressure and increasing risks to their mental wellbeing. The pandemic has all but brought... View Article

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Profile of a Practice Nurse

Kate was chosen as our March AppStar for her excellent work with AppLocum. She kindly agreed to talk about her experiences as a locum Practice Nurse. Kate... View Article

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Client case study: Longfield Medical Practice

“Wouldn’t go anywhere else!” – AppLocum gives Longfield Medical Practice confidence in filling staffing needs and minimises stressful admin.     Justine, Office... View Article

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Client Case Study: Aspull Surgery

Aspull Surgery achieves continuity of care and reduces admin time by using AppLocum.    We spoke with Kirstie, Practice Manager... View Article

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The impact of COVID-19 on locum nurses

Towards the end of 2020, we sent out a survey to find out more from the locum nurses who work with us about how... View Article

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AppLocum awarded NHS LPP Framework 

AppLocum will work as a supplier in partnership with the NHS   BOLTON, 18 January 2021 – AppLocum is excited to announce that it has been... View Article

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Challenges for Practice Managers

There is no doubt that a Practice Manager has a challenging job, particularly this year when Covid-19 has swept through... View Article

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Can the £150m Covid-19 fund be used for Locum GPs? 

Overworked GP surgeries have always needed locums, but never so much as now, with the second wave of the virus and... View Article

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