Half of NHS trusts in England lack funds earmarked to cover maternity leave
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Physiotherapy services hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing, union finds Almost half of the NHS trusts in England have no earmarked funding to cover staff on maternity leave, according to analysis that raises fresh concerns about pressure on physiotherapy services. Freedom of information requests sent to the trusts by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) found that 49% had neither a dedicated budget nor a policy to permit overspending to pay for maternity cover.
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Half of NHS trusts in England lack funds earmarked to cover maternity leave
Physiotherapy services hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing, union finds Almost half of the NHS trusts in England have no earmarked funding to cover staff on maternity leave, according to analysis that raises fresh concerns about...
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