Selection system tops NHS troubles
13 September 2012
The failure of a recruitment system is just the latest in a long line of problems for the NHS. Health recruitment agencies also have to contend with other NHS issues, such as budget shortfalls and the PASA system for contracts. Brian Gorman reports
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt bowed to the inevitable this month. She scrapped the new system for junior doctors applying online for jobs that lead to consultant status and other senior positions within the NHS.
Applicants claimed that, under the Medical Training Application Service...