Unhealthy case of supply and demand

Unhealthy case of supply and demand

The NHS spent L3.35 billion on agency staff in 2014/2015, up 31% on 2013/2014. Monitor and the Trust Development Authority, which regulate NHS hospitals, have linked escalating spending on agency staff to the deteriorating financial position in trusts. So Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt won some politi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public Finance 2015-07 (7/8), p.18
1. Verfasser: Imison, Candace
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Costs
Government agencies
Government spending
Health care industry
Hospitals
Nurses
Nursing
Trusts
Workforce planning
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Zusammenfassung:The NHS spent L3.35 billion on agency staff in 2014/2015, up 31% on 2013/2014. Monitor and the Trust Development Authority, which regulate NHS hospitals, have linked escalating spending on agency staff to the deteriorating financial position in trusts. So Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt won some politically welcome headlines in early June when he went to war on agency costs, saying that it's time to crack down on rip-off NHS agencies. Government plans include: setting a maximum hourly rate for agency doctors and nurses; banning the use of agencies that are not on approved frameworks; and capping total agency staff spending for each NHS trust.
ISSN:1352-9250