FoI Number
2023-089
Subject
Mental Health Nurses
Date Received
15/05/2023
Request and Response

1. The total locum agency spend for mental health nurses working in both acute settings and in primary care from January 2023 to latest data available.

Jan to March 2023

Department

£000s

CAMHS

31

Community Psychiatric Nurse

164

Substance Misuse

54

Total

249

2. Please provide the 10 highest amounts of money paid by the Health Board to a locum mental health nurse for working a single shift from January 2023 to latest data available.

Highest hourly pay:

£65.04 Standard

£75.68 Weekend

£124.12 Bank holiday

£33.00 On call

3. Names of each agency used by the Health Board to provide locum mental health nurses from Jan 2023 to latest data available.

Agency

£000s

Ashfordel Ltd

21

Coyle Personnel Plc

1

Independent Clinical Services

34

J Low Psychological Services

3

Medgen Ltd

80

National Locums Ltd

39

The Placement Group

64

Directly engaged workers

7

Total

249

 

4. Total amount of money paid by the Health Board to each of those agencies noted in 4 above.

See Q3.