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NHS bosses attack 'rip off' doctor overtime rates
NHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some consultants to make more than £200,000 a year for additional work.
NHS paying doctors up to £200,000 overtime a year in battle to clear backlogs
The NHS is paying doctors up to £200,000 a year in overtime as part of efforts to clear backlogs, an investigation has found.
NHS pays senior doctors more than £200,000 on overtime
One NHS trust has been paying consultants more than four times normal pay in overtime, an investigation has found
Doctors take action in overtime rate cut dispute
At a union meeting called by the British Medical Association (BMA) on Thursday, more than 250 doctors agreed to start a formal dispute and consult over further action. The BBC has contacted UHB for comment. The trust runs the Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope and Heartlands hospitals in Birmingham as well as Solihull Hospital.
Birmingham doctors in dispute over overtime pay cuts
If the pay cuts are made it is believed it could increase strain on understaffed departments and impact patient care
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Doctors paid £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS backlog
Senior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional work, a BBC News investigation has found.
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