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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

NHS support staff in affluent areas benefit from more career opportunities, report finds

NHS clinical support staff are more likely to advance into nursing and other registered roles if they are based in more affluent regions, a new report has revealed.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests that trusts in higher-wage areas face greater competition for personnel, making them more inclined to "bear the costs of supporting and funding these opportunities".

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