FoI Number
2023-451
Subject
Anaesthetists
Date Received
01/11/2023
Request and Response
  1. What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on anaesthetists during the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (most recent)?
  2. How many anaesthetists provided by agencies were used during the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (most recent), and what was the average hourly charge rate?

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