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Agency nursing hit by tax change
For the past 18 months agency nurses have seen their wages under threat, with trusts ordered to adhere to a 'cap' on payments. A new change to their tax status is set to hit pockets once again.
Alison Moore
Posted 25 March 2017 - 06:14
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