Sir Bruce Keogh says problems of weekend care can only be solved by ending premium rates paid to staff for working weekends
Poor weekend care in NHS hospitals is leaving the most vulnerable patients feeling neglected and unsafe, and wasting money on operating theatres, laboratories and diagnostic equipment lying idle, Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of NHS England has said.
But he warned it can only be tackled by ending premium rates paid to staff for working weekends.
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