Mileage should be real reimbursement
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Mileage should be real reimbursement

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

When nurses use their cars to travel in the community, they sometimes find themselves out of pocket – something’s got to give

Nurses in the NHS who drive their own cars in the course of their work should receive financial reimbursement. How much money they receive is determined by the NHS mileage allowance – but critics say these are too low, leaving some nurses out of pocket.

Nursing Standard. 39, 10, 25-26. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.10.25.s12

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