Poll: Should a limit be placed on the amount hospitals can spend on temporary workers?
The cost of hiring temporary workers at a Black Country hospital has continued to rise as it copes with increased demand from patients – reaching more than £1.8 million in one month alone.
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The bill is for agency, bank and locum staff at Walsall Manor.
Latest figures reveal that in February the costs reached £1.848m – an increase of £147,000 on the previous month.
It came after there was an extra £170,000 spent in January as the hospital battles against the need to use temporary workers.
Should there be a limit on how much hospitals are allowed to spend on temp staff? Vote now in our poll:
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