All Agency staff articles – Page 11
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SupplementsPatient safety supplement: The locum motive and body of evidence
Hiring temps and using clinical protocols are key
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NewsPractices increasingly relying on primary care staff to fill GP shortfalls
GP surgeries in areas with some of the highest patient to doctor ratios are increasingly relying on nurses to plug gaps left by the shortage of medics
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HSJ Local
Trust requests 'immediate' staffing support from northern providers
WORKFORCE: A North West trust has had to write to acute NHS providers across the north of England to request immediate medical staffing support to maintain its services.
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HSJ Local
Whittington reports increased deficit at beginning of financial year
FINANCE: Whittington Health Trust has reported a £600,000 deficit in the first month of the new financial year.
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HSJ LocalCroydon Health Service deficit more than three times planned amount
FINANCE: Croydon Health Service Trust has seen its deficit swell to more than three times its planned amount as a result of an increased reliance of temporary staff.
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HSJ Local
Medway's expected deficit rockets to £8m
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust expects to record a deficit of £7.9m this financial year - a substantial increase from the originally planned level of £1.2m.
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HSJ Local
Staffing shortage causes financial woe for Queen Victoria Trust
Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust is £468k behind plan in its latest financial performance report largely due to staffing gaps.
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HSJ Local
Agency spending soars at King's College Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust’s spending on agency nursing staff has increased by 71 per cent since the same last point last year.
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HSJ Local
Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Millions spent on agency staff in Hereford and Worcestershire
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Wye Valley Trust spent more than £12.5m employing locum doctors and agency nurses in 2012.
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HSJ Local
Chief exec says sorry to bank staff for pay 'boob'
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust chief executive Lisa Rodrigues has apologised to “valued bank staff” after an unsuccessful attempt to move to a monthly payment system.
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HSJ Local
Increased agency use drives overspend at Avon and Wiltshire
FINANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust was £1.5m overspent on pay at the end of August due to an increase in temporary staffing costs.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Healthcare £2.7m behind plan
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has fallen behind on its financial plan in the middle of the second quarter of 2012-13, due to agency spend and unexpected 18-weeks activity.
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HSJ Local
ROH overspends on agency staff amid vacancies and high sickness rate
WORKFORCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Trust’s spend on agency staffing for month three was over plan on agency staffing and medical locums.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk employs £500-a-day consultants for up to five years
WORKFORCE: NHS Suffolk is employing a number of consultants at up to £500 a day who have been working for the organisation up to five years, its board heard.
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HSJ Local
Lack of nursing staff at Royal Cornwall, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospital has been told to address a shortage of nurses on some wards after a review of care found staff “struggling” to meet the needs of patients.
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HSJ Local
Pay driving finance issues at Princess Alexandra
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust made a loss of over £1m in the first month of the financial year, the board heard.
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HSJ Local
Herts trust targets temporary staff savings
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust hopes to save £700,000 this year by outsourcing bank, agency and locum staff to NHS Professionals.
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NewsLarge rise in shifts filled by agency staff
The use of agency nurses by acute and community service providers has soared by 50 per cent in a year, evidence suggests.
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HSJ Local
Nursing agency seeks recruits in south coast area
WORKFORCE: The British Nursing Association has launched a major recruitment drive for nurses and healthcare assistants to fill temporary positions in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.