Staff Spend 22/23
Dear North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust,
Please could you answer the below FOI questions in relation to temporary staff spend and waiting list initiative and overtime spend in 2022/23.
1. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 22/23 (April 2022 - March 2023)? Please fill in the spend below for each staffing group and total.
Agency Spend (£)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
Bank Spend (£)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
2. How much did the organisation spend on Waiting List Initiative (WLI) and Overtime payments to staff (WLI payments refers to any sessional payments made for additional time worked under a system called the Waiting List Initiative, used by trusts to reduce waiting lists and meet government targets. Overtime payments are defined as any payment for additional time beyond the standard FTE for the grade). Please fill in the spend and number of sessions/hours below for each staffing group and total.
WLI Payments to staff (£)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
WLI Sessions (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
Overtime Payments to Staff (£)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
Overtime Hours (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff
Yours faithfully,
William Jenkins
Dear William
Reference Number FOI 2023 - 871
Thank you for your request for information about North West Anglia NHS
Foundation Trust.
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
Any future Freedom of Information requests should be addressed to North
West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust using the email address below.
FOI Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Email: [2][email address]
[3]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk
Ref: FOI/2023/871
Dear William
Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.
Requesters Questions and Trust Response:
1. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and
internal bank staff for the financial year 22/23 (April 2022 - March
2023)? Please fill in the spend below for each staffing group and total.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┐
│Agency Spend Total 22-23: │ 16,792,440.87│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│ │Sum of Agency spend │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Administration and Estates │ 2,171,153.55│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Healthcare Science │ 675,302.03│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Medical and Dental │ 5,879,766.04│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Nursing and Healthcare Assistants │ 7,894,839.05│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical │ │
│Staff (STT) Ambulance Staff │ 171,380.20│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Grand Total │ 16,792,440.87│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Bank Spend Total 22-23: │ 39,349,762.75│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│ │Sum of Bank spend │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Administration and Estates │ 3,716,711.90│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Healthcare Science │ 178,060.65│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Medical and Dental │ 15,172,013.00│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Nursing and Healthcare Assistants │ 19,181,470.84│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical │ │
│Staff (STT) Ambulance Staff │ 1,101,506.36│
├─────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
│Grand Total │ 39,349,762.75│
└─────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘
2. How much did the organisation spend on Waiting List Initiative (WLI)
and Overtime payments to staff (WLI payments refers to any sessional
payments made for additional time worked under a system called the Waiting
List Initiative, used by trusts to reduce waiting lists and meet
government targets. Overtime payments are defined as any payment for
additional time beyond the standard FTE for the grade). Please fill in the
spend and number of sessions/hours below for each staffing group and
total.
WLI Payments to staff (£)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) Ambulance Staff
Due to the fact that information relating to WLI sessions and payments is
not recorded centrally we are not able to provide this information
easily. We believe that this would exceed the appropriate limit of
£450/18 hours of time as specified in the FOIA 2000.
WLI Sessions (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) Ambulance Staff
Due to the fact that information relating to WLI sessions and payments is
not recorded centrally we are not able to provide this information
easily. We believe that this would exceed the appropriate limit of
£450/18 hours of time as specified in the FOIA 2000.
Overtime Payments to Staff (£)
Grouping Overtime Payments
Administration and Estates £381,450.79
Medical and Dental £45,054.94
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants £144,799.35
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT)
Ambulance Staff £859,172.12
Grand Total £1,430,477.20
Overtime Hours (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) Ambulance Staff
Due to the way that the information is recorded we are not able to provide
this information easily. We believe that this would exceed the
appropriate limit of £450/18 hours of time as specified in the FOIA 2000.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
If you disagree with our decision or are dissatisfied with how we have
dealt with your request in the first instance you may contact me on the
following email address [2][North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust request email] to request an
internal review.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right under s50
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Yours sincerely
FOI Team
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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