In response to comments from shadow health secretary, Heidi Alexander, Jeremy Hunt has told MPs that measures taken to control unsustainable spending on agency staff are beginning to take effect with overall spend on agency staff now falling. He expects the NHS to save at least £1bn this year, down from the £3bn+ spent in 2015. The NHS is "beginning to turn a corner" on the issue of agency staff expenditure, the Health Secretary has insisted, as Labour claimed such spending had " gone through the roof" under his watch. The government is also planning a review of its plans for social care and says it will publish an interim report by the end of next year.
In response to comments from shadow health secretary, Heidi Alexander, Jeremy Hunt has told MPs that measures taken to control unsustainable spending on agency staff are beginning to take effect with overall spend on agency staff now falling. He expects the NHS to save at least £1bn this year, down from the £3bn+ spent in 2015. The government is also planning a review of its plans for social care and says it will publish an interim report by the end of next year.