"Now you know where the NHS money goes!"

We are constantly berated by politicians and senior NHS officials as to how the NHS is benefitting from increased expenditure. Ha!

How about £500 to put a shelf up in a new PCT GP practice? How about a GP paid to work 4 and half days but takes a day off to work at the local hospital for which he gets paid again, leaving the practice to find a locum, who charges £1400 (pro-rata salary is £350,000 p.a.). What are the national rates for locum services? Also PCTs paying mileage for attendance at training in a contracted working week and not deducting miles used in normal work travel....whoops! this is against HM Inland revenue rules!!!!!