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 ¿®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 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.'