The NHS Improvement is expected to make savings of up to £800m due to the cap in agency rates for temporary staff, with "no evidence" of patient safety having been compromised, according to NHS Improvement Improvement. According to its data, 214 (90%) of trusts breached the cap 290,523 times to recruit nursing staff in Q1 2016, with the number of breaches falling 25% each week in Q2. ​
The NHS is expected to make savings of up to £800m due to the cap in agency rates for temporary staff, with "no evidence" of patient safety having been compromised, according to NHS Improvement. According to its data, 214 (90%) of trusts breached the cap 290,523 times to recruit nursing staff in Q1 2016, with the number of breaches falling 25% each week in Q2. ​