PRN Blog - Locum tenens continues double-digit growth in third quarter

The cat is out of the bag, as it seems that more staffing professionals are getting interested in locum tenens staffing.  In a briefing issued by Robin Hessinger of Staffing Industry Analysts reports "In the third quarter, two public healthcare staffing firms' locum tenens businesses saw growth of 15.5% and 21.2%, respectively...Locum tenens has been the best performing sub-segment of healthcare staffing, with unbroken double-digit growth from 2003 through 2006.  This compares with overall growth in healthcare staffing in the range of -8.5% to 7%." 

Q: It used to be that temp nurse staffing was the next big thing, then travel nuse staffing, followed by allied health.  What do you think lies ahead for locum tenens staffing?

Posted on 1/25/2008

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