Agency limits will only work if the cap fits.
Limits are to be imposed on the amount of money that many NHS organisations can spend on agency staff, it was announced last week. Every NHS trust that is yet to acquire foundation status - and those that have done so but since run into financial difficulty - will have to keep a tight lid on their spending on temporary nurses and other clinicians.
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