FOI_8224

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8224

Date Request Received: 22/10/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 19/11/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Nursing Spend and shifts

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of: • Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by: • Spend per band • Spend per agency name

Answer To Question 1: Please see attached file for Q1 and Q3. We do not record spend by agency name. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8224.xlsx

Question Number 2: 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 Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by: • Spend per band • Spend per agency name

Answer To Question 2: The Trust do not record monthly spend by individual agencies. However, in the time period we only paid one off framework invoice - to Thornbury Nursing Services amount £1,043.

Question Number 3: 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 • Spend per agency name

Answer To Question 3: Please see attachment

Question Number 4: Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period (1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024)

Answer To Question 4: 968

Question Number 5: Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period (1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024)

Answer To Question 5: 207
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