Bidding Wars: Hired Guns on Big Wages as Health Staff Struggle for Pay Rise

Bidding wars: hired guns on big wages as health staff struggle for pay rise

Hunter New England's locum costs hit $61M, driven by workforce shortages and healthcare demand escalation.

Bidding wars: Hired guns on big wages as health staff struggle for pay rise

Special Commission of Inquiry's release shows Hunter New England locum costs and budget in focus on healthcare spending, as Tracey McCosker and Ryan Park show.

Cost of Agency Nurses Doubles as NDP Demands Answers

The NDP wants to know why the amount of public money spent on private agency nurses reached nearly $140 million over the past year. NLHS had estimated last year that it would spend approximately $70 million on agency nurses, but the NDP says recent ATIPP requests show the cost has doubled. Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown argues that the money spent on travel nurses could be used to recruit more nurses in rural parts of the province. Health Minist…