title: James Buchan explains why some trusts are upping expenditure on temporary staff.
abstract: Reports that some NHS trusts' spending on temporary nurses may be on the rise flies in the face of fiscal logic, especially given that other organisations are reported to be reducing agency use as a cost-cutting measure.
authors.affiliation: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchan