FOI release

Highest amount paid for agency nurse shift

Case reference FOI2026/00622

Received 3 March 2026

Published 10 April 2026

Request

Dear FOI officer, I hope you are well. I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act about agency costs for registered nurse shifts paid out by your organisation over the past two years. 1) What was the single highest amount your trust paid to an agency for any registered nurse shift for band 5 or above in the current financial year [i.e. April 2025-26] a. Could you please provide the same information for the preceding year [i.e. April 2024-25] b. Please outline or name the specialist area this cost was for, if relevant, for example paediatrics, frailty ward, emergency care, ICU etc. c. Please outline which nursing band (i.e. band 5, band 6 etc.) this cost was for d. Please include the length of the shift this was paid for Please lay out the information in a table if possible, per the example attached. Please return this information within the 20-working day deadline provided under statute – by my reckoning, this is Tuesday 31 March. Do let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification.

Response

1) What was the single highest amount your trust paid to an agency for any registered nurse shift for band 5 or above in the current financial year [i.e. April 2025-26] £38.51/hr; Band 5; Clinical Haematology; 11.5

a. Could you please provide the same information for the preceding year [i.e. April 2024-25]  £55/hr; Band 5; Paediatric Critical Care; 11.5 hrs

b. Please outline or name the specialist area this cost was for, if relevant, for example paediatrics, frailty ward, emergency care, ICU etc. – see above

c. Please outline which nursing band (i.e. band 5, band 6 etc.) this cost was for – see above – band 5 – both financial years

d. Please include the length of the shift this was paid for – see above – 11.5 hours both  financial years

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