Treasury 'preventing' NHS from maximising taxpayers' money

Treasury 'preventing' NHS from maximising taxpayers' money NHS leaders have hit out at Her Majesty’s Treasury for failing to set out a long-term workforce plan, warning services are being forced to spend billions in taxpayer funds on temporary staff.

Chris Hopson, chief executive for NHS Providers which represents all NHS trusts, has said quality of care is now being compromised and that the Treasury’s silence on workforce funding. The Independent

See also: 

• Nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS reach new record high The Independent
• NHS calls on 'reservists' to bolster staff numbers The Independent