- FoI Number
- 2023-087
- Subject
- Locum Nurses
- Date Received
- 12/05/2023
- Request and Response
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1. The total locum agency spend for nurses working in both acute settings and in primary care from January 2023 to latest data available.
January to May 2023
Department
£
Community Psychiatric Nurse
294,861
Dementia Services
31,228
Learning Disability Services
69,194
Maternity
15,901
Mental Health General Admin
20,577
Physiotherapy
405
Substance Misuse
54,376
Theatres
91,283
Ward 1
70,280
Ward 3
71,485
Total
719,590
2. The total locum agency spend for nurses working in Accident and Emergency Departments from January 2023 to latest data available.
Nil
3. Please provide the 10 highest amounts of money paid by the Health Board to a locum nurse for working a single shift from January 2023 to latest data available.
In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.
4. Names of each agency used by the Health Board to provide locum nurses from January 2023 to latest available.
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.nhsshetland.scot/us/procurement-information
5. Total amount of money paid by the Health Board to each of those agencies noted in 4 above.
See response to Q4
