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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Spending on agency staff across NHS in England drops by almost £1bn

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Streeting has suggested that NHS trusts could be completely banned from using agency staff. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Spending on agency staff across the NHS in England dropped by almost £1bn in the last financial year, ministers have said, after a pledge by Wes Streeting to cut the amount going to agencies by 30%.

According to the Department of Health and Social Care, the total spent by trusts on agency staff during 2024-25 was nearly £1bn lower than the previous year.

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