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Reports on the development in medical care in the South-east region of Great Britain. Information on the opening of Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Approval for the cardiac redevelopment scheme of Southampton University Hospital National Health Service Trust; Establishment of William Harvey Hospital.

Focuses on the plan of the British Department of Health to establish an independent agency for the appraisal of locum doctors. Requirements suggested by Recruitment and Employment Confederation chairman David Jones on the agency; Concern raised by Jones regarding the revalidation of doctors; Remarks from consultant Umesh Prabhu on locums.

Focuses on public and private hospital building schemes that are upgrading hospital infrastructure in London, England as of September 2003. Paddington Health Campus project; Information on the specialist centre for orthopaedic surgery, which will open at Epsom Hospital; Description of the pathology laboratory to be opened by the University College London Hospitals National Health Service Trust.

Reports on the proliferation of locums or substitute physicians in Great Britain. Complaints on greedy locums; Effects of locums on the morale of career consultants; Proposed solution for problem with locum consultant physicians.

Focuses on the importance for locum doctors to learn information technology (IT) skills. Results of a research conducted for the National Information Authority in Great Britain; Statement from George Davies, a program managers for the National Health Service; Problem many locums encounter when starting a new job.

Assesses the state of the health care system in the Trent region in Great Britain as of July 2003. Status of medical consultant employment; Health care-related redevelopment projects in the region; Improvement in medical services.

Reports on the use of electronic logbooks to ease the workload of surgical locums. Benefits of electronic files in enhancing and protecting the professional credibility of locums; Effort of specialty associations in developing different versions of logbooks; Information on E-logbooks developed by Glasgow consultant surgeon Ross Carter and Tom Bates, consultant surgeon.

Provides information on health care service in the South West region of England. Status of medical education in the area; Increase in the labor supply of junior physicians; Expansion plans of hospitals in the region.

Reports on the participation of several physicians from around the world in the World Medical and Health Games in Great Britain from June 21 to 28, 2003. History of the event; Characteristics of the participants; Level of competition.

Deals with the high demand for locum doctors in Great Britain. Overview of the demographics of locums according to a survey by Medacs; Reasons for the increasing number of doctors seeking locum work; Locum shifts for women doctors on maternity leave.

Discusses the efforts of the National Health Service in Wales to boost the medical workforce and improve health services in the region as of May 2003. Measures outlined in the service's strategic plan; Increase in the number of medical students being trained in Wales; Solution to improving compliance.

Addresses problems with short-term locums in obstetrics and gynecology in Great Britain. Impact of the British government's reduction of training posts in obstetrics and gynecology; Effect of the introduction of the European Working Time Directive; Trend in locum posts.

Focuses on a report issued by the Audit Commission in March 2003 regarding the way in which the NHS Professionals, the in-house locum doctor agency of the British National Health Service, has been run including its financial status. Plans of the Health Department for the service; Key findings of the report; Confirmation made by the report that NHS Professionals will move to a special health authority.

Highlights the hospital modernization program in Northern Ireland. Budget of the modernization program; Target hospitals for acute services; Scope of the redevelopment plan for the Downe Hospital; Investment plans for cancer services; Number of medical beds that will be added in hospitals.

Presents information on web sites that provide locum recruitment services. Locum123.com; UKmedicalstaffing.com.