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Spending by the Welsh NHS on agency nurses increased by 80% in a single year, new figures have shown.
Spending rose from £12.8m in 2013 to £23m in 2014, according to statistics obtained by the Liberal Democrats.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said nurse numbers could be seen as an "easy target" for cuts but this could leave the NHS having to plug the gap later as staff levels were too low.
Welsh ministers said they were "taking action to recruit and retrain nurses".
A total of more than £60m was spent on agency nursing staff over four years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31114117
Spending rose from £12.8m in 2013 to £23m in 2014, according to statistics obtained by the Liberal Democrats.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said nurse numbers could be seen as an "easy target" for cuts but this could leave the NHS having to plug the gap later as staff levels were too low.
Welsh ministers said they were "taking action to recruit and retrain nurses".
A total of more than £60m was spent on agency nursing staff over four years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31114117