P.E.I. hopes changes to medical staff bylaws will keep temporary doctors 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 in P.E.I. for a certain length of time. To be considered a locum now, they must be filling in for someone while they're away. 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. Health P.E.I. says all of the locums have or will be offered a new appointment.
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