NHS Scotland: Blast at 'eye-watering rise' in nursing agency shifts
In 2018-19, 104,794 agency and 841,629 bank shifts were advertised across the NHS
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In 2018-19, 104,794 agency and 841,629 bank shifts were advertised across the NHS
Nearly two million bank and agency NHS shifts were advertised in 2022-23 – an “eye-watering” increase of 110, in five years, according to the…
Read about the latest changes in the number of nurses and midwives working in Scotland, according to new figures from the Scottish Government.
Concerns have been raised about the almost 50% rise in NHS Grampian spending on agency and bank nurses and midwives in the past year.
More than £26m has been spent on agency staff in last months to fill workforce gaps in the NHS in Scotland.