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Locum tenens from the Latin meaning “place holder”, akin to the French lieutenant is defined as a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor. Locums in Australia have become the backbone of the medical profession for aiding remote locations struggling inherently from staff shortages or…

​The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has announced residents of metropolitan Sydney will gain access to electronic prescriptions this month as part of plans to expand the rollout of the solution. Expanding the solution would see doctors send a unique QR code token via SMS or email to patients in place of a paper prescription.…