Agency Nurse Spend July-Sept 2025

Reference: 25-26302

Date response sent: 09/10/2025

Details of enquiry

Please can you provide the below information:

1. In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:

• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses

2. Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:

• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

3. In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:

• Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses

4. Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:

• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

5. In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025 please provide a breakdown of:

• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses

6. Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:

• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

7. Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)
8. Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st July 2025 to 30th September 2025)
9. Please confirm the framework you utilise for nursing agency staff.

Response sent

The Trust did not hire any agency nor bank nurses for the period July to September 2025. The related spend for this period was therefore £0.