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Online news - 2 November 2009
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Union concerned over trust plans to replace band 5 nurses with cheaper staff

Some NHS hospitals are planning to replace a number of trained nurses with cheaper, unregistered ‘nurses’ paid at a lower rate.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation, Leeds Teaching Hospital and East Kent Hospitals University Foundation are among those trusts known to be making or planning such changes.

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