Nearly half of England's NHS trusts lack dedicated maternity‑leave funding, study finds
The Guardian reported that an analysis by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy shows almost half of NHS trusts in England have no earmarked budget to…
The Guardian reported that an analysis by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy shows almost half of NHS trusts in England have no earmarked budget to cover staff on maternity leave. Freedom of information requests revealed that 49% of trusts lack a dedicated fund or a policy allowing overspending for maternity cover. The same report noted that physiotherapy services are hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing, raising fresh concerns about growing pressure on those services.
The findings suggest many trusts may struggle to maintain physiotherapy staffing levels when employees take maternity leave, potentially affecting patient care.
Why it matters
Without specific funding, physiotherapy departments may face staffing shortfalls, impacting service delivery across the NHS.
Key details
- Location
- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- England, Half of NHS, Almost, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Section
- Health
- Figure cited
- Freedom of information requests sent to the trusts across by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) found that 49% had neither a dedicated budget nor a policy to permit overspending to pay for maternity cover. (The Guardian)
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