NHS spends more than ¡ò4MILLION of taxpayers' money on gift cards and Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs for staff as thank yous... while waiting times reach µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë highs

  • 51 out of 200 NHS ¿®ÍÑs approached said they had spent ´ð¶âing on Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs?

NHS ¿®ÍÑs have spent more than ¡ò4million on gift Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs for staff as 'µ­Ç°ÉÊs of ´¶¼Õ', an Ä´ºº has ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë.

It comes as NHS waiting times reach µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë highs and critics have questioned the ž´¹ of ·èÄêŪ¤Ê ´ð¶âs from frontline Ìô¡¿°å³Ø.

Out of more than 200 NHS ¿®ÍÑs in England approached, 51 ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d they had spent ´ð¶âing on gift Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs and cards for staff.

In 2020-21, these ¿®ÍÑs spent ¡ò1.7million on rewards, ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing this type of spending could have reached ¡ò5million across the NHS.???

By 2022-23, the ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ú was ¡ò4.3million, ¼¨¤¹ing total NHS spending of ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to ¡ò13million, the Ä´ºº by The Sunday Telegraph ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë. Jonathan Eida, of the TaxPayers' ƱÌÁ, said: 'Health bosses should È¿±Ç¤¹¤ë on whether these ´ð¶âs could be better spent ¤É¤³¤«¤è¤½¤Ç.'

NHS trusts have spent more than ¡ò4million on gift vouchers as tokens of gratitude, an investigation has found

NHS ¿®ÍÑs have spent more than ¡ò4million on gift Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs as µ­Ç°ÉÊs of ´¶¼Õ, an Ä´ºº has ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust spent ¡ò303,000 on Love2Shop vouchers, which can be used for brands including John Lewis and Argos, for its staff in Christmas 2021

University Hospital Southampton NHS ÁÏΩ¡¿´ðÁà ¿®ÍÑ spent ¡ò303,000 on Love2Shop Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs, which can be used for brands ´Þ¤àing John Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó and Argos, for its staff in Christmas 2021

Across three years, East London NHS ÁÏΩ¡¿´ðÁà ¿®ÍÑ was the highest spender ? with ¡ò752,000 used f or staff gift cards.

University Hospital Southampton NHS ÁÏΩ¡¿´ðÁà ¿®ÍÑ spent ¡ò303,000 on Love2Shop Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs, which can be used for brands ´Þ¤àing John Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó and Argos, for its staff in Christmas 2021.

NHS England said the ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës were made by Ãϸµ¤Î organisations but that taxpayers' money should not be used for such Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs.

East London ¿®ÍÑ said it rewarded staff for 'their ÀäÂФΠ¤«¤«¤ï¤ê¹ç¤¤ to ´µ¼Ô care'.?

University Hospital Southampton ¿®ÍÑ said: 'In the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë of the Covid pandemic, gift cards were sent to each and every one of our 13,000 members of staff as a small µ­Ç°ÉÊ of thanks.'

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