Dear Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,

Please could you provide me the following information:
1. What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency nurses and who is responsible for managing them?
2. How many agencies are used to supply agency nurses?
3. Of these agencies, how many are off framework – please list them?
4. Since July 2024 (last 3 months), how many shifts have been filled via an off framework agency?
5. Who is your highest paid agency nurse, what is their speciality and their hourly charge?
6. Please outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and speciality of nurse over the past 3 months?

Yours faithfully,

George Smith

FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear George,

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards,

Nicole Stewart
Freedom of Information Officer/ Executive Business Assistant
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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