As we digest the news of the cancellation of the Urgent Care Centre, I am grateful to my friend Norman Lamb for alerting me to some just published figures. I am sure that all St Albans residents will share my interest.
The number of managers in the NHS increased by 4,748 in the last year – an increase of 12% – while the number of nurses only increased by 2%.
That’s an extra £230m on the NHS pay bill.
There are now 44,661 managers in the NHS – an 84% increase over the last ten years. The average annual increase in managers over the last ten years has been 4.6% – the average annual increase in overall nurse numbers has been only 2.4%.
Ho hum.
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