Posted on Saturday, 26th December 2009 by admin
The increases include a 43 per cent rise in the costs of managers, while spending on clerical staff rose by 78 per cent at Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), which decide how NHS funds should be used. Meanwhile, their expenditure on management consultants and temporary staff more than doubled.
Patients’ groups accused the Government of wasting “ludicrous and heartbreaking” sums expanding an army of administrators while starving the frontline of resources.
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