Nurses and Locum Workers - FOI Response Register

1. How much has the health board spent on agency nurses for financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and the figure to date for the 2023/24 financial year?

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

2. How much has the health board spent on medical locums for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and the figure to date for the 2023/24 financial year?

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

3. As part of the second part of this request for each year please may you tell me the highest amount paid to a locum on a single shift, how long the shift was, what hospital it was at and, if possible, a generic description of what ward it was on?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

NHS Shetland has one hospital, the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick.