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 (25%) of trusts breached the cap 290,523 times to recruit nursing staff in Q1 2016, with the number of breaches falling 90% 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. ​