- How many nursing shifts (for nurses of any grade) have you needed to cover with agency staff from 31st March 2015, to 31st March 2016?
128050
2.How much did you spend in total on agency staff between 31stMarch 2015 and 31st March 2016?
The Trust spent £11.2m on agency Nursing during 2015/16.
For questions 3-8, the Trust does hold information on payments made. However, we are withholding this information, under exemption 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act: The Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it).
4. Did you use Medacs Healthcare plc to provide temporary nursing cover from 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, and if so how much did you pay them in total?
Yes
5.Did you use Mayday Healthcare plc to provide temporary nursing cover from 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, and if so how much did you pay them in total?
Yes
6. Did you use Imperial Medical Staffing to provide temporary nursing cover from 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, and if so how much did you pay them in total?
Yes
7. Did you use Thornbury Nursing Services to provide temporary nursing cover from 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, and if so how much did you pay them in total?
Yes
8. Did you use Team 24 Healthcare to provide temporary nursing cover from 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, and if so how much did you pay them in total?
Yes
9. From 31st March 2015 to 31st March 2016, what is the highest day rate you have paid for an agency nurse shift and to which agency was this paid?
Thornbury Nursing
10 Are there any duties that an agency nurse would not be allowed to carry out that a staff nurse of the same rank would be?
Agency staff are not given access to our IT systems and are therefore unable to electronically prescribe. They are also unable to deal with blood products or give IV Meds as they do not complete any Trust training programmes
