Critics Slam Rising NHS Manager Salaries Amid Patient Care Concerns and GP Shortages

Much maligned NHS managers now cost the taxpayer over £2 billion a year. (Credit: Isabel INFANTES/AFP News)

The cost of paying the salaries of NHS managers has increased by £1.1 billion in the last 10 years, despite concerns that many are underperforming in their roles, leading to poorer outcomes for patients.

According to the Mail, managers now cost the NHS £2.8 billion, up 69 per cent in the past decade. Staff numbers in England have risen by 10,000 during that time, although 1,150 fully qualified GPs also left the NHS.