FINANCE: Trust board papers reveal a £1.5m deficit which includes a £0.6m overspend in non-elective activity.
They show that non-elective activity at the trust is 4.1 per cent above what it was last year and 5.3 per cent above plan for this year.
The trust is also spending £1.3m a month on bank and agency staff to cover vacant posts.
July 2011
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