Agency Locum Spend - FOI Response Register

1. The total locum agency spend for mental health nurses working in both acute settings and in primary care.

See below

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.

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

3. Names of each agency used by the Health Board to provide locum mental health nurses.

ID Medical, National Locums, Medgen, Just Nurses, TXM Healthcare

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

For Q1, and Q4, 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: Procurement Information – NHS Shetland