Internal Reference Number: FOI_9499
Date Request Received: 01/07/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 22/07/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Request For Nursing
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Please can you provide the below information: In the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of: 鈥� Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by: 鈥� Spend per band 鈥� Spend per specialty 鈥� Spend per agency name | |
| Answer To Question 1: The information in response to questions 1,2 & 3 can be found on the Trust website. /about-us/ under Freedom of Information. We do not report by agency name. Information relating to off framewok agencies refers to invoices paid during the period as a proxy for the cost of shifts worked, which we do not record. | |
| Question Number 2: In the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of: 鈥� Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by: 鈥� Spend per band 鈥� Spend per specialty 鈥� Spend per agency name | |
| Answer To Question 2: As per Q1 | |
| Question Number 3: In the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of: 鈥� Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by: 鈥� Spend per band 鈥� Spend per specialty 鈥� Spend per agency name | |
| Answer To Question 3: As per Q1 | |
| Question Number 4: Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st April 2026 to 30th June) | |
| Answer To Question 4: 515 | |
| Question Number 5: Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026) | |
| Answer To Question 5: 144 | |
| Question Number 6: Please confirm the framework you utilise for nursing agency staff. | |
| Answer To Question 6: The provision of Supply of Agency Nursing (Preferred Supply List Operating Model) is available through the Workforce Alliance Clinical and Healthcare Staffing Framework, Lot 1 鈥� Nursing and Midwifery Staffing. Suppliers appointed to this framework are compliant with the NHS Agency Rules (2023) and can therefore be utilised to support this requirement. | |
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