Doctors from LOCUM qualified to be doctors?

[BuiKia]

He forgot to say if the locum is local or foreign.

Can anyone enlighten me if doctors from LOCUM qualified to be doctors?

My god-father was having a stomach ache so I brought him to neighbourhood clinic, which he used to consult. The regular doctor was away for an overseas seminar or something. A locum doctor attended to him.

On learning he was recently discharged from TTSH, the locum doctor said he would not take any responsibility since my god-dad was just discharged; even though I brought along his medicine and discharge sheet. Anyway, he left the hospital about a month ago.

Can MOH and the SMC (which I understand is good for nothing) clarify this situation? If locum doctors are not approved doctors, then how can they take over the position of a real doctor? Is there real and not real doctors in Singapore? How can one distinguish them?

Or should I say can-take-responsibility & can't or don't-want-to-take responsibility doctors?

I wish to know why he is unqualified to take on responsibility? He should be nullified before he terminates others. It must be a real shame for him to hang on to the "decree". To him, it must be pride,

So who & what are these people who are in the locum community?

First, we have the nursing home prescribing/returning incorrect medicine. Next, we have another WTF Service. Next will be NMF Catastrophe!

My god-dad might just have died for the locum's refusal to administer medical service. F him

http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?t=48702#1

 

[groober2011]

A locum is a standby doctor who replaces another who is not able to attend to his patients. So what is the question again?

 

[Leongsam]

He forgot to say if the locum is local or foreign.

The guy is a complete moron.

 

[saratogas]

It is better than to have housemen (young boys) attending to your sick parents in General hospital...

Sometimes their looks doesn't give you any confidence that the patient is in good hands!

 

[looneytan]

He forgot to say if the locum is local or foreign.

Locum is the name of med school located south of Hyderabad, they train their students on fast track to meet high demand of doctor today their graduates are well received thru out and become well known especially in the local context because of the influx of FT from south Asia

Can someone please pass this message to this moron and his god-dad