Phil H
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Spot on, no cap is barking mad:One practical thing that could be done now, is for the government / NHS England to set a cap on the hourly rate for agency workers, and associated admin costs.
There will always be the need for some agency cover, but it should not be so lucrative at any level, for NHS staff to leave and return via the agencies to earn more for less.
That is would keep more staff inside the NHS and save a fortune on the agency staff, money to be ploughed back into the NHS.
In our business (not healthcare) we pay agencies no more than 7% above our pay rate, allowing a magi. For both the worker and the agency.
Agency nurse paid more than £200 per hour by Swindon hospital
With a shortage of nurses, Swindon’s Great Western Hospital is having to pay extortionate amounts of money for agency staff.
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