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Create an NHS staff recruitment agency

Submitted by Steven Bryson on Saturday 4th May 2024

Published on Tuesday 21st May 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Signatures: 28

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Petition Action

Create an NHS staff recruitment agency

Petition Details

We urge the government to take action in addressing the NHS's costly reliance on external for-profit staff recruitment agencies.

Additional Information

Supporting the establishment of an NHS-run agency for all staff recruitment & mandating its use for all staff hiring could enable the NHS to save billions of pounds yearly.

In 2019-2020, £6.2 billion was spent on temporary staff, with a significant portion going to agency fees. External agency staff receive higher pay than NHS staff, causing disparity and driving existing staff away, leaving the NHS more dependent on agencies. Savings could be used to increase existing staff wages. We believe that outsourcing recruitment perpetuates a financially unsustainable model that hinders the NHS's ability to deliver cost-effective, high-quality healthcare to the public.


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