When the NHS is struggling to make ends meet how can they justify this?

*Brendawymms Wed 07-Jan-15 08:37:52
When I joined the NHS management overheads were between 6 and 8% when I left it was 18%*

Copied and pasted from a thread in January.
[I was thinking to add the op's link onto a thread I was on from a couple of weeks ago, but I couldnt find the eact thread. Menawhile I came across this post]

Quite. As I said across a couple of threads a few weeks ago, admin and management costs in the NHS very much needs to be looked at. One or two posters said that admin frees up frontline staff.
I beg to differ. One has nothing to do with the other. And quite how many admin and management staff are needed and at what costs?

I agree Mishap. It makes me so angry. Our own NHS trust (South Tyneside) is one of the worst offenders too. I wonder how many vital operations could be performed or lifesaving drugs administered on one of their pension pots alone?

Very very

Definitely needs an enquiry - that will cost! But if there are people earning these sorts of sums while patients are being refused cancer treatment, this cannot be allowed to continue.

Ooops meant to add. Now we know where the money that should be being used to treat patients, is really going !