Agency Nursing Spend
Dear University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust,
Between April 2023 and March 2024, please confirm:
1. How many shifts were sent out to agencies (per month) for Band 5 Registered Nurses and Band 2 staff?
2. How many shifts were sent out to agencies (per month) for Theatre Nurses?
3. How many of these shifts were filled (per month?. Please can this be broken down per agency?
4. (Where there is a Tiered structure of agency suppliers) Please can you confirm how many shifts per month were filled by each ‘Tier’ of supplier?
5. What was the trust spend on Agency Nursing (per month), for each agency supplier?
6. What was the average hourly charge rate for a Band 5 General Nurse (RGN) and a Theatre Nurse?
7. The total off-framework spend (per month)?
Yours faithfully,
James Dwyer
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Rd
Worthing BN11 2DH
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Dear James Dwyer,
Please find attached the Trust’s response to your recent Freedom of
Information request (our reference FOI231033).
We hope you are happy with the processing of your request and find the
information provided helpful.
If you require clarification or if we can be of any further assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact us at: [1][UHSussex request email]
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Office
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Rd
Worthing BN11 2DH
Email: [2][UHSussex request email]
Website: [3]www.uhsussex.nhs.uk
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