NHS 'pays £7.5m a year for 20 most expensive agency doctors'

Watchdog says health service could save £300m a year if locums charged within set price cap, after data found some are paid £375,000 a yearThe NHS is paying agency doctors millions of pounds every year – with one having charged £363 an hour, according to a health watchdog. Data from NHS Improvement shows that 20 of the most expensive locums cost the NHS £7.5m a year – an average of £375,000 each. Continue reading...