L’agenzia addebita agli ospedali quasi 2.000 sterline per il turno di infermieri specializzati

Maybe if the NHS paid their staff better and trust bank rates were better then nurses wouldn’t have turn to agency work.

>Our calculations indicate that for a single Friday shift the trust is charged almost £1,000, of which £539 goes to the nurse, and £400 goes to the agency.

>Thornbury also pays nurses their travel expenses, and charges the hospital separately for those costs too.

>Mr Burley says Thornbury is active in areas with nurse shortages and is offering such attractive rates that some staff are being tempted away from the NHS.

Agencys are making bank out of this. despratly needed NHS staff are resorting to agency because they may get paid better that working directly for the NHS. This is a sorry state of affairs that this government has nurtured for the last 14 odd years. GET THEM THE FUCK OUT

It is worth noting that agency shifts are very scarce currently and prices have dropped considerably as a result. There’s been a huge recruitment drive of internationally educated staff which has reduced the need for agency – which is a story in itself.