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Nationally Co-ordinated Nurse Bank Arrangements
Demands on hospitals/trusts for bank and agency staff to
fill gaps in the service continue to escalate. This was highlighted
in the Audit Scotland report of 2002. The report identified
a need for more effective management and co-ordination in
the provision of bank and agency staff.
The Partnership Agreement commits to implementing nationally
co-ordinated nurse bank arrangements. This is to assist with
nurse placement, improve patient services and help reduce
the reliance upon and associated costs of agency nurses.
The Partnership Agreement also commits to implementing nationally
co-ordinated nurse bank arrangements that assist nurse placement,
improve patient services and reduce the cost of agency nurses.
A project Manager has been appointed to:
- undertake an option appraisal to implement nationally
co-ordinated nursing bank arrangements; and
- focus on achieving a reduction in the management costs
of operating a nurse bank and subsequent reduction in the
cost of agency nursing.
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