NHS Paid £120( $236.00 ) An Hour For Nurses

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This could be what the agency charges - like my company charges $77 ph hour weekdays and I get $27

 

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Jane

 

 

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Tuesday, February 05, 2008 7:07 PM

RE: NHS Paid £120( $236.00 ) An Hour For Nurses

This came out on the London 'Metro' paper - they're adding on the agency rates, which are 45% of the costs. Seems stupid, as in the same article they say a locum Consultant was paid less per hour than a locum ward nurse. As an SLT locum, you get about one and a half times an NHS SLT per hour.

 

 

From: blosshanDate: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 18:21:14 +1030Re: NHS Paid £120( $236.00 ) An Hour For Nurses

 

 

Jane, aren't the rates for nurses for agencies well above even the double time?I could I ask my daughter, she has been nursing via an agency for 4 to 5 years here in Oz.HannekeAt 06:10 PM 5/02/2008, you wrote:>We had similar accusations levelled at us here some time ago - it is totally>untrue - our rates are never more than double time on certain public>holidays and that is usually about $60 ph max - so half that for pounds>sterling!>I doubt UK would be more than Oz either ->>Jane>>->"rpautrey2" <rpautrey2 >>>Tuesday, February 05, 2008 9:00 AM> NHS Paid £120($236.00) An Hour For Nurses>>>The exchange rate is: 1GBP = $1.97>Paul>>NHS Paid £120 An Hour For Nurses>BBC News>02-03-08>>Hospitals have paid over £120 an hour for agency workers to cover for>gaps in staffing, according to latest figures.>The highest amounts paid for an agency nurse were £121.59 an hour by>the Royal Berkshire trust and £121.10 by the Chesterfield and Royal>Hospital trust.>>The figures for the past year were obtained by the Conservative Party>under the Freedom of Information Act.>>Last year, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said temporary>nurses helped NHS flexibility but could be costly.>>Job cuts>>Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "Labour's chaotic, short->term planning has let down NHS staff. Some stability for them is the>least we would have expected from the billions that the government>has poured into the NHS.>>"It's incredible that agency staff can be paid such high hourly rates>when jobs are being cut at the same time. This is typical of the>waste that's occurred under this government.">>The Tories say average hourly rates in the NHS are £15.66 for a>nurse, £24.14 for a junior doctor and £60.31 for a consultant.>>The highest figures for non-clinical agency staff were £119 an hour>for a 'turnaround director' at Coventry Teaching Primary Trust and>£110 an hour for financial staff at Heatherwood and Wexham Park>Hospitals Trust in Berkshire.>>'Important role'>>At the other end of the scale, the most Bath and North East Somerset>Primary Care Trust paid for an agency nurse was £31.15 an hour and>the most expensive agency worker at South Western Ambulance Trust was>a deputy finance director who received £33.33 an hour.>>A spokesman for the Royal Berkshire Hospital said: "We are unsure>what the figure represents but it may well be that the sum was paid>as a one-off payment for expert medical care. The hospital will be>checking its records further.">>Temporary staff are employed in the NHS to cover changes in workload,>vacant positions and short-term absences.>>The Public Accounts Committee report said: "Properly managed,>temporary nurses play an important role in helping hospitals achieve>flexibility.>>"Excessive use can be costly, particularly when trusts are heavily>reliant on agency nurses. High use of temporary nurses can also have>a negative impact on patient care and satisfaction.">>Tom Hadley, of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation,>said: "To suggest that agency workers are a drain on resources is>wide off the mark.>>"The cost of agency workers is often taken out of context and it is a>shame that the massive contribution that flexible and highly skilled>workers make to the front line delivery of NHS services is regularly>overlooked.>>"Furthermore, the commission charged by agencies is, in reality,>extremely tight.">>Mr Hadley added that it was "ridiculous" to suggest that every agency>nurse gets paid £120 per hour.>>"The most recent National Audit Office report concludes that on>average, agency nurses were only marginally more expensive than NHS>staff and reasons for this can be attributed to training and the use>of more specialist skills which you would expect to pay more for.">>>Story from BBC NEWS:>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/7225180.stm>>Published: 2008/02/03 17:11:49 GMT>>© BBC MMVIII>>>>>«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»>>§ - PULSE ON 21st CENTURY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE! §>>>Subscribe:......... - >>«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»>>DISCLOSURE:>>Any information here in is for educational purpose only; it may be news>related, purely speculation or SOMEONE'S OPINION. 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