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Thursday 22 January 2026
91Ó°ÊÓ Foundation Trust

FOI_9013

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9013

Date Request Received: 05/11/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 25/11/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Agency Usage and Spend (Midwives, Paediatric & NICU Nurses)

Request Category: Companies

 
Question Number 1:
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to agency staffing within your Trust.

Please provide the data for the months of August 2025, September 2025, and October 2025 covering the following staff groups:

• Midwives
• Paediatric Nurses
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses

For each of these three months, please provide:

1. Total number of agency hours worked for each staff group.
2. Total agency spend (£) for each staff group.
3. Average charge rate (£ per hour) paid for each staff group.
 
Answer To Question 1:
Q1
Midwives and Neonatal zero agency.
Paediatric Nurses
Aug – 300.5 hrs
Sept – 94 hrs
Oct - 0
Total - 394.5 Hours

Q3
Hourly rate
Day Rate £24.06
Saturday/Night £31.29
Sun/BH £38.51

Q2. The information for August and September is on the Trust website. For Oct the figures are: Midwives £0, Paediatric nurses £0, NICU nurses £0. /about-us/ :- Freedom of Information/ Temporary Staffing spend
 
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