Bonus fund led to ‘March madness’ and possible gaming in A&E

By Matt Discombe2025-09-18T04:45:00

A royal college has raised fundamental concerns that an NHS England incentive scheme may have been “gamed” and that this led to what one senior figure branded a “March Madness” in urgent and emergency care performance.

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