Locum doctor firm urges government to tackle root causes of A&E crisis

The UK’s biggest healthcare staffing agency, HCL Workforce Solutions, has described demand on its medical locum division, HCL Doctors, as ‘untenable in the long term’ following reports that NHS spending on A&E locums had risen by 60% in the last three years.The company said over 40% of locum doctor requests it currently receives are from…