Posted in News NHS consultant crisis as bosses spend over £674m a year filling up to one in three posts with locums October 30, 2025 Managers regularly wait over 12 months to secure a candidate, placing a strain on finances and impacting on efforts to cut waiting lists. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15239617/NHS-consultant-crisis-bosses-spend-674m-locums.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490