Salary Survey 2022: Is the locum rate bubble about to burst?

Salary Survey results indicate that locum rates have reached record highs. But C+D’s editor Beth Kennedy wonders whether recent events mean the tide is about to turn

C+D editor Beth Kennedy
"I suspect we won’t be going back to the bad old days when the average hourly pay was as low as £20.50"

Well folks, the results are in. According to the results of the C+D Salary Survey 2022, locum rates have increased to record highs for the second year in a row.

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