NHS spending on agency staff increases despite control measures

NHS spending on agency staff increases despite control measures NHS spending on agency staff increased by £400 million last financial year, despite an attempted crackdown.

English providers spent an estimated £3.7 billion on locum doctors, nurses and other staff in 2015-16.

NHS Improvement, the body which regulates trusts and foundation trusts, yesterday demanded hospital bosses get a grip of their staffing costs, while Jeremy Hunt said agencies had been able to charge “extortionate rates” for too long. The Daily Telegraph