Nursing Cover for Nhs Costs (Pounds) 80m; Vacancies at Five-Year High
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THE NHS in Scotland spent almost (pounds) 80m on temporary nurses and midwives last year while the number of vacancies for permanent staff rose to a five-year high of 2090 posts.
Figures published yesterday showed that combined spending on bank nurses, those on supply who should cover only unexpected absences, and agency staff from private firms rose by 18%, from (pounds) 67.1m in 2002-3 to (pounds) 79.3m over the last financial year.See the full content of this document
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Nursing Cover for Nhs Costs (Pounds) 80m; Vacancies at Five-Year High
The extra expenditure on temporary staff overshadowed an increase of 849 new qualified nurses and midwives, bringi...
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