Life as a locum
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Sumita Mistry has been working as a locum for seven years, interspersed with being a resident optometrist. Here, she tells OT about the value of her optical relationships
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Teesside optometrist, Sam Phillips, explains why preparation is key when starting at new practices as a locum
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London optometrist, Priya Morjaria, on triaging as a locum and finding a community during the pandemic
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Locum optometrist, Yee Ting Liu, talks to OT about the benefits of being her own boss and how a patient who returned to say thank you reminded her why she is an optometrist
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Locum optometrist, Rebecca Rushton, shares her experiences as a locum in a new city when the pandemic hit
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Beheshta Hamid discusses becoming a locum as a newly-qualified optometrist and the benefits she gets from increased testing times
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Locum optometrist, Sammara Ahmed, on the instant variety that locuming provides her and realising she is valued during the pandemic
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Rochdale-based locum optometrist Atif Hussain was one of the first to sign up to work for the NHS’s Test and Trace team. He tells OT about his new role handling local outbreaks
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Life is tough for many locum optometrists at the moment. We revisited some of our recent Life as a Locum subjects to see how they are coping.
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Optometrist and AOP Awards 2020 Locum of the Year, Prinal Patel, on her preparation routines and the importance of getting to know the team