Is the expenditure on temporary staff justified?
Keith Hurst Senior lecturer, Health and Social Care Centre, University of Leeds
Keith Hurst looks at whether the use of bank and agency nurses has an effect on the quality of patient care
Replacing absent staff and covering unfilled vacancies are the main reasons why ward managers employ bank and agency nurses.
Nursing Standard.
24, 12, 15-15.
doi: 10.7748/ns.24.12.15.s21
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