Thursday 6 October 2022 01:04 AM NHS locum firms cash in on staff shortage and see incomes soar, data shows trends now
Thursday 6 October 2022 01:04 AM NHS locum firms cash in on staff shortage and see incomes soar, data shows trends now
NHS locum firms cash in on staff shortage and see incomes soar, data shows Accounts reveal agencies supplying staff to NHS have seen their incomes rocket The NHS has more than 100,000 vacancies, including one in ten nursing posts Agencies Acacium Group and Medacs Healthcare receive hundreds of millions
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Firms supplying agency staff to the NHS have seen incomes rocket, their accounts show.
A major drive to cut spending on temporary workers was launched in 2016 but outlays have steadily increased, reaching over £2.5billion a year.
The NHS has more than 100,000 vacancies, including one in ten nursing posts.
Acacium Group and Medacs Healthcare, two of the biggest suppliers of agency staff, both saw income soar last
