Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has followed through on a commitment to drill down on how expenditures for travel nurses ended up including frivolous and questionable expense claims.

Taxpayers not only doled out handsome compensation rates for the nurses, but they covered claims drawn into question by the Auditor General.

Deloitte Canada has been selected by NLHS to conduct a comprehensive audit of invoices and payments related to what the AG referred to as ‘Agency A,’ which it says is in line with the recommendation of the AG.

President and CEO Dr. Pat Parfrey says the review will help ensure that payments were billed and paid appropriately in accordance with the terms and conditions of the nursing agency contract.

The targeted completion date is the end of next September.