Managers of mental health wards in Norfolk and Suffolk are being forced to spend more on temporary staff as the retention rate of permanently employed staff has fallen , to between 80%-90 % compared to 87%-95 % last year . It comes as the Royal College of Nursing warned the NHS is facing an “endless winter” of pressures. A public meeting of directors at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust , which is in special measures , is due to discuss safe staffing . A spokesman said the trust was looking at ways to retain and develop existing staff , as well as sourcing new staff from recruitment opportunities at local education authorities .
Managers of mental health wards in Norfolk and Suffolk are being forced to spend more on temporary staff as the retention rate of permanently employed staff has fallen , to between 80%-90 % compared to 87%-95 % last year . A public meeting of directors at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust , which is in special measures , is due to discuss safe staffing . A spokesman said the trust was looking at ways to retain and develop existing staff , as well as sourcing new staff from recruitment opportunities at local education authorities .