NHS-backed online 'doctor bank' could save hospitals millions An online 'doctor bank' could save the NHS millions of pounds by plugging hospital staff shortages at the last minute.
The scheme hopes to create a catalogue of locum doctors, who are essentially freelancers, to fill shifts at major hospitals across the entire country.
Currently, hospitals trying to plug last-minute gaps in their rotas have to fork out up to £4,000 per shift by paying expensive agencies for staff at short notice.
But the Locum's Nest Digital Collaborative Bank claims it can dramatically cut costs for cash-strapped health boards. The Daily Mail
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