title: If we're worried about waste, let's look at workforce costs.
abstract: Lord Carter is right to focus on waste in his report on NHS productivity published last week. But 70% of the NHS budget is spent on workforce and that is where the greatest impact can be made.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Travis
mesh_terms: D006280:Health Workforce / Q000191:economics*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom; D017132:Workplace / Q000191:economics*