Exclusive: Trust forced to downgrade A&E after locum doctor crisis

Staff in hospital

A teaching hospital has been forced to downgrade one of its two accident and emergency departments after a crisis in locum doctor recruitment. The problem has been blamed on difficulties caused by introduction of a cap on locum rates, HSJ has learned.

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