AN 86-year-old governor of Warrington Hospital made the Prime Minister squirm after questioning him over the what will be done to limit the impact agencies are playing on the NHS.

Alfred Clemo, who is also a treasurer at the Older People's Forum, quizzed David Cameron in Westminster last Tuesday in the pre-election event hosted by Age UK.

Mr Cameron pledged to protect pensioners' benefits, the health budget and state pension but struggled to give Mr Clemo a straight answer when asked about what will be done to limit the effects agencies are having on the service.

"The hospital is going further and further in to debt - the main thing causing it is the money being given to agencies," said Mr Clemo.

"When the hospital gets busy they need agency staff to help out but the agency is fleecing the hospital.

"David Cameron was fudging the question - he tried to blame it on the management and I took it as an insult as we have a very good management team at Warrington, it is nothing to do with that.

"The NHS trains nurses and doctors but then agencies come along and offer them twice the money - if you come along and offer that then people will take it."

Mr Cameron was jeered in front of more than 200 pensioners at the event urging for the leader to implement changes.

NHS spending on agency staff has now tripled to £1 billion in two years and Mr Clemo fears the worst for Warrington Hospital if measures are not brought in.

"Mr Cameron told me that he would not blame anybody for wanting to improve their wage," he said.

"I have asked him if there is any legislation that he can bring in to limit what the agencies can do or at least put a cap on the amount of money they can charge the hospital.

"If it carries on like it is the hospital will be bankrupt in two years."

Mr Clemo has since sent a letter to Mr Cameron and is awaiting a response but he has no intentions of slowing down anytime soon.

"I have wrote to him several times and he has always responded," he added.

"Seeing the appreciation that old people show me is what keeps me going.

"It is nice to know that I am making a difference and I will continue working to try to help."