Its no surprise that the NHS is being ripped off by some suppliers and a minority of its employees.
Neither is it a new phenomenon. It been going on for years, probably decades.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9356701/NHS-GP-earning-700-000-year-one-hundreds-earning-Prime-Minister.html
But how do NHS wage costs compare with the market place generally?
Surprisingly this report suggests wages costs in the North West rose by 10% over the last year to an average of £33.8Kp.a.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/north-west-england
Well short of the average wage costs of £39.8K in our local NHS Trust which does not take account of the superior pension provision in the NHS.
Neither is it a new phenomenon. It been going on for years, probably decades.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9356701/NHS-GP-earning-700-000-year-one-hundreds-earning-Prime-Minister.html
But how do NHS wage costs compare with the market place generally?
Surprisingly this report suggests wages costs in the North West rose by 10% over the last year to an average of £33.8Kp.a.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/north-west-england
Well short of the average wage costs of £39.8K in our local NHS Trust which does not take account of the superior pension provision in the NHS.