NHS trusts in England spent more than £300m on external consultancy services last year, figures show.Oops.
The money was used to pay for advice on a range of issues, from legal contracts to human resources and media work.
The NHS Confederation, which represents trusts, says taxpayers' money should not be wasted but that outside help was often needed to deliver reform.
The figure represents less than half of 1% of the NHS budget but the health secretary described it as "staggering".
Overall, primary care trusts (PCTs) and strategic health authorities (SHAs) spent £313.9m on consultancy services in the financial year 2009/2010.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
NHS spends more than £300m on consultancy services
"I am romantic about the NHS; I love it. All I need to do to rediscover the romance is to look at health care in my own country." Donald Berwick, MD, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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