Welsh NHS stung by nursing agency costs

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003Spiralling nursing agency costs helped the NHS in Wales run up a £16m deficit in 2002, according to figures released last month by the National Audit Office (NAO).Agency payments rose by 50%, from £10m in 2000-2001 (1.8% of total nursing costs) to £15m in 2001-2002 (2.5% of total nursing costs)….

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