Acute Division Medicine & Emergency Medicine The projected deficit for this division is presented as £5.387m. The main deficit areas are: Nursing £1.87m Relates to agency costs to cover high level of absence and issues with recruitment. The Emergency departments in Antrim and Causeway hospitals account for £868,000 of the projected overspend for nursing. Medical £3.1m This reflects locum costs associated with absence. Antrim and Causeway Emergency departments represent £1.73m of the deficit. In addition Causeway hospital Physicians are £833,000 overspent. Surgical & Clinical Services The projected deficit for this division is presented as £1.497m. The main areas are: Nursing £191,000 deficit Medical £1.640 million deficit Pathology and Radiography surplus £417,000 This area is currently under review; new management is challenging current processes. Note this excludes expenditure on Winter Pressures which is being monitored separately.
Acute Division Medicine & Emergency Medicine The projected deficit for this division is presented as £5.387m. The main deficit areas are: Nursing £1.87m Relates to agency costs to cover high level of absence and issues with recruitment. The Emergency departments in Antrim and Causeway hospitals account for £868,000 of the projected overspend for nursing. Medical £3.1m This reflects locum costs associated with absence. Antrim and Causeway Emergency departments represent £1.73m of the deficit. In addition Causeway hospital Physicians are £833,000 overspent. Surgical & Clinical Services The projected deficit for this division is presented as £1.497m. The main areas are: Nursing £191,000 deficit Medical £1.640 million deficit Pathology and Radiography surplus £417,000 This area is currently under review; new management is challenging current processes. Note this excludes expenditure on Winter Pressures which is being monitored separately.