Agency spend

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Dear Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,

1. Can you confirm names of all off framework agencies supplying into the trust directly for nursing staff , specifically theatre staff.

a. With the above information, can this be broken down by
• Volume of supply (per month for the last 6 months)
• Total trust spend per agency (per month for the last 6 months)

2. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been released/allocated to off framework agencies within the last 6 months

3. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been filled by off framework agencies within the last 6 months

4. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour for Band 5 Nursing agency staff across:

5. can you confirm the highest agency nurse hourly charge rate, and their speciality?

6. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour Theatres Staff agency staff across:

Week Days:
Night Shift/Saturday shifts:
Sunday shift/Bank Holiday:

broken down into, Scrub Nurse, ODP, Theatre nurse

Yours faithfully,

George Martin

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