Tuesday, 14 February 2017

NHS 'pays out £7.5m annually for 20 most expensive agency doctors'

NHS 'pays out £7.5m annually for 20 most expensive agency doctors' Watchdog says health service could save £300m a year if locums were charged within set price cap, after data found some are paid £375,000 a year

The NHS is paying agency doctors millions of pounds every year – with one having charged £363 an hour, according to a health watchdog.

Data from NHS Improvement shows that 20 of the most expensive locums cost the NHS £7.5m a year – an average of £375,000 each. Continue reading... The Guardian

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