Health P.E.I. sweetens arrangement for temporary doctors – CBC

Locums to get benefits of ‘regular doctors’ after 3 months

Aug 28, 2023

Health P.E.I. hopes changes to the way temporary doctors are employed will help keep them on the Island longer.

It had been more than a decade since the bylaws regarding medical staff — including locums — were updated. The new bylaws came into effect last month and will be implemented as different contracts come up for renewal.

The old bylaw called locums “temporary employees” regardless of whether they were filling in for someone else or just here for a certain length of time.

In order to be considered a locum now, you must be filling in for someone while they’re away.

3-month period
A temporary employee can work for up to three months, but no longer.

After that, the option is to carry on as what’s called “active medical staff,” which means permanently.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-health-locums-doctors-1.6949980