FoI Number
2023-025
Subject
Staffing Costs
Date Received
17/04/2023
Request and Response

With regards to the number of hours worked then in accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

1. The total annualised staffing cost and number of hours worked (if available) for medical and dental professionals employed directly by your Board, split by financial year from FY 2015/16 to most recent available

FY 15/16

Account/Cost Centre Description

£s

Medical & Dental

6,889,893

Nursing & Midwifery

9,055,703

Other Staff

12,265,582

Staff Costs

28,211,178

Draft Figures for FY 22/23

Account/Cost Centre Description

YTD Actuals

Medical & Dental

12,827,986

Nursing & Midwifery

15,780,288

Other Staff

21,080,705

Staff Costs

49,688,979

With regards to costs for FY 16/17-21/22 then in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

https://www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/board/annualreports.asp

NHS Shetland Board Annual Accounts: Staff Costs

2. The total annualised staffing cost and number of hours worked (if available) for nursing and midwifery professionals employed directly by your Board, split by financial year from FY 2015/16 to most recent available

See response to Q1

3. The total annualised staffing cost and number of hours worked (if available) for medical and dental professionals contracted via agency by your Board, split by financial year from FY 2015/16 to most recent available

FY 15/16

Description

£s

Agency Consultant Med Staff

296,338

Agency Junior Medical  Dental

277,456

Agency Senior Medical Staff

842,897

Agency Other

274,766

Locum GP

25,015

Nhs Locum Consultant

169,695

Registered Agency Nursing

63,485

Total

1,949,653

FY 16/17

Description

£s

Agency- Ahp's

124,423

Agency Locum Consultant

480,351

Agency Locum Fy1

3,628

Agency Locum Fy2

67,680

Agency Locum GP

970,964

Agency Locum Spec Registrar

307,247

Agency Locum Specialty Doctor

5,633

Agency Other

48,873

Agency P T  A

80

Agency-health Sciences

147,867

Agency-med  Dent Support

61,047

Nhs Locum Consultant

84,215

Registered Agency Nursing

209,638

Total

2,511,647

With regards to costs for FY 17/18-22/23 then in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

https://www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/board/procurement.asp

4. The total annualised staffing cost and number of hours worked (if available) for nursing and midwifery professionals contracted via agency or bank by your Board, split by financial year from FY 2015/16 to most recent available

See response to Q3