Lives are being lost because of the way nurses' pay is negotiated centrally, claims a study for the Centre for Economic Performance and Centre for Market and Public Organisation.
Hospitals in well-off areas, where nurses' pay compares unfavourably with local wage rates, struggle to recruit and retain staff, treat fewer patients and get worse results, the report claims.
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Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
An inadequate-rated clinical commissioning group, which was heavily criticised in a review of its governance, leadership and operations, is now making “good progress” on addressing its problems, a follow-up report has said.
The General Medical Council will be asking junior doctors about the impact workplace facilities have on their training for the first time, it has announced.
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