Nursing Spend       

FOI REFERENCE: 24459  FOI DATE: 22^nd October 2024     

In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses

We do not record total nursing spend at this level, we record spend based on reporting requirements to NHS England – the below table is all nursing agency spend for these staff for the periods requested, both framework and off framework.

In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses

We do not record total nursing spend at this level, we record spend based on reporting requirements to NHS England – the below table is all nursing agency spend for these staff for the periods requested, both framework and off framework.

Agency staff spend by staff group (including agency and contract)
	Actual	Actual	Actual
	31/07/2024	31/08/2024	30/09/2024
	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6
	£’000	£’000	£’000
Registered nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	854	894	924
Support to nursing staff	67	54	49

 In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses

Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:  

Spend per band See below split by Registered Nursing/Support to Nursing.

Bank spend by staff group
	Actual	Actual	Actual
	31/07/2024	31/08/2024	30/09/2024
	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6
	£’000	£’000	£’000
Registered nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	1,001	991	1,061
Support to nursing staff	889	1,016	891

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period (1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024) 40,804

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period (1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024) 2274