P315 4-Tel 315 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:17:59 Preview *' x DISPATCHES 21.00-21.45 Tonight Dispatches presents disturbing evidence that many hospitals are increasingly reliant on temporary nursing staff who cannot offer the same levels of care as pjrmanjnt nurses. In its contribution to the Doctors and Nurses season, Dispatches shows how, in the new cost-concious NHS, managers are making greater use of temporary staff to save money. But in the process, they may bj putting patient care at risk. Subtitles 888 NICAM stereo 1/4 Next preview C4Tomorrow Subtitles A-ZP315 4-Tel 315 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:28 Preview *' x DISPATCHES 21.00-21.45 Tonight Dispatches investigates a number of cases in which patients have died while in the care of temporary nurses. Andrew Heenan, a trained nurse and nursing journalist, obtained temporary work on a number of hospital wards. His own observation, togjthjr with his secret filming with a hidden camera, shows how care on a ward can bj inadequate when it has a large proportion of temporary nurses. Subtitles 888 NICAM stereo 2/4 Next preview C4Tomorrow Subtitles A-ZP315 4-Tel 315 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:58 Preview *' x DISPATCHES 21.00-21.45 Tonight The number of temporary nurses on hospital wards has risen from around 12,000 to more than 20,000 in the last five years. With around 70% of current hospital spending going on staff, a survey bz Dispatches reveals the number of temporary staff is set to rise further. Ann Milsted, until recently a Nursing Director at a Midlands hospital trust, confirms how NHS managers, under pressure to cut costs, are kjenjr to employ temporary staff as and when they are njedjd. 3/4 Next preview C4Tomorrow Subtitles A-ZP315 4-Tel 315 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:17:38 Preview *' x DISPATCHES 21.00-21.45 Tonight Good temporary nurses cannot bj a substitute for good pjrmanjnt staff, as they are inevitably unfamiliar with a particular ward's procedures and do not know its patients. But Dispatches reveals how they can also bj dangerously inexperienced and unsuited. Dr Betty Kershaw, President of the Royal College of Nursing, says "It frightens mj to think that one day soon we may have wards that are totally run bz temporary staff". Subtitles 888 NICAM stereo 4/4 Next preview C4Tomorrow Subtitles A-Z