FOI 2024-370 :: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Reference	FOI 2024-370
Description	Nursing Shift
Date Requested	06/09/24
Date Replied	07/10/24
Category	nursing

Request

Response

1.From Jan to August 2024 please confirm how many Nursing shifts were sent out to agencies to fill (per month), for Band 2, Band 3, Band 5 and Band 6 by discipline ( e.g. General, A&E, Theatres, ITU, Paediatrics etc)

Row Labels	Jan-2024	Feb-2024	Mar-2024	Apr-2024	May-2024	Jun-2024	Jul-2024	Aug-2024
ED	695	646	368	295	344	196	248	261
Band 5 RN	695	646	368	295	344	196	248	261
General	1970	1810	1967	1268	1357	1224	1398	1079
Band 2 HCA	20	<5	19	<5	5	<5
Band 3 HCA	67	48	128	114	69	46	44
Band 5 RN	1883	1761	1820	1152	1283	1177	1354	1079
ITU	122	128	126	92	50	17	9	19
Band 2 HCA			<5		<5
Band 5 RN	122	128	125	92	48	17	9	19
Paeds	72	142	89			9		<5
Band 2 HCA	11	53
Band 3 HCA	61	89	89			9
Band 5 RN								<5
Theatres	41	22	13	<5	<5	<5
Band 5 RN	41	22	13	<5	<5	<5

2. Please confirm how many of these Nursing shifts (above) were filled by agencies per month (broken down per agency).

Row Labels	Jan-2024	Feb-2024	Mar-2024	Apr-2024	May-2024	Jun-2024	Jul-2024	Aug-2024
Altrix	141	140	128	68	45	43	50	35
Band 5 RN	141	140	128	68	45	43	50	35
ED	44	53	31	16	17	6	8	13
General	81	68	77	43	25	36	42	22
ITU	16	19	20	9	<5	<5
Healthcare Professionals	12	28	40	54	49	33	29	44
Band 2 HCA				<5
General				<5
Band 5 RN	12	28	40	53	49	33	29	44
ED	<5	<5	<5	10	11	<5	5	<5
General	8	27	36	43	38	30	24	42
Locum Vision	15	19	6		7
Band 5 RN	15	19	6		7
ED	13	6			<5
General	<5	13	6		5
Med Locums	9	24	15	7	<5	<5
Band 5 RN	9	24	15	7	<5	<5
General	9	24	15	7	<5	<5
Medecho	19	12	5		<5
Band 5 RN	19	12	5		<5
ED	19	12	<5		<5
General			<5
MLG		<5
Band 5 RN		<5
General		<5
Recare	<5
Band 5 RN	<5
ITU	<5
Candy Healthcare	9	10	18	7	6
Band 5 RN	9	10	18	7	6
ED	1
General	8	10	18	7	6
Care Providers	845	841	790	545	600	707	804	691
Band 2 HCA	29	54	15		<5	<5
General	19	<5	15		<5	<5
Paeds	10	53
Band 3 HCA	120	115	145	79	57	43	38
General	65	40	91	79	57	37	38
Paeds	55	75	54			6
Band 5 RN	696	672	630	466	540	663	766	691
ED	134	141	101	93	87	91	103	112
General	560	531	529	373	453	571	663	577
ITU	<5							<5
Paeds								<5
Theatres						<5
DRC	401	378	366	224	257	242	301	268
Band 5 RN	401	378	366	224	257	242	301	268
ED	63	72	46	49	76	45	63	40
General	302	262	288	148	162	196	235	224
ITU	35	44	30	27	19	<5	<5	<5
Paeds								<5
Theatres	<5		<5
Enferm Medical	21	30	34	17	28	25	16	14
Band 5 RN	21	30	34	17	28	25	16	14
ED	9	9	<5	6	6	<5	<5	<5
General	12	21	31	11	22	23	13	13
First Point	161	128	104	67	126	<5
Band 5 RN	161	128	104	67	126	<5
ED	8	5	<5	<5	17
General	152	123	101	66	109	<5
Theatres	<5
HCR	44	60	60	32	38	27	32	9
Band 5 RN	44	60	60	32	38	27	32	9
ED	<5	<5
General	28	47	52	31	38	27	32	9
Theatres	15	12	8	1
ID Medical	35	47	63	47	32	49	43	15
Band 5 RN	35	47	63	47	32	49	43	15
ED	18	18	14	19	15	13	9	<5
General	15	29	48	25	17	36	34	12
ITU	<5		<5	<5
Med Locums						<5
Band 5 RN						<5
General						<5
Medacs	153	165	126	63	59	38	34	7
Band 5 RN	153	165	126	63	59	38	34	7
ED	11	<5	<5	<5	<5		<5
General	119	121	76	28	41	29	31	<5
ITU	23	42	48	31	17	9	<5	<5
Medical Staffing	153	171	149	120	137	95	96	79
Band 5 RN	153	171	149	120	137	95	96	79
ED	54	56	25	17	17	9	11	10
General	93	107	117	97	116	83	84	67
ITU	6	8	7	6	<5	<5	<5	<5
National Locums	49	22	29	9	10
Band 2 HCA				<5
General				<5
Band 5 RN	49	22	29	8	10
ED	<5		<5	<5
General	46	22	26	6	10
ITU			<5
Pertemps	46	22	39	21	35	34	19	11
Band 5 RN	46	22	39	21	35	34	19	11
ED	<5				1			<5
General	31	20	39	21	34	34	19	10
Theatres	13	<5
Pulse	14	14	33	24	9	<5
Band 5 RN	14	14	33	24	9	<5
ED	14	7	14	7	6	<5
General		7	19	17	<5
Total Assist			<5	<5	<5
Band 5 RN			<5	<5	<5
General			<5	<5	<5
Urgent Staffing	15	14	7	8	8	<5
Band 5 RN	15	14	7	8	8	<5
ED	7	10	7	4	8
General	8	<5		<5		<5
Your World	196	148	162	90	153	<5
Band 5 RN	196	148	162	90	153	<5
ED	82	73	58	27	58
General	111	75	104	63	93	<5
ITU	<5				<5
Theatres	<5

3. Please confirm how many of these Nursing shifts went unfilled (per month), for Band 2, Band 3, Band 5 and Band 6 by discipline (e.g. General, A&E, Theatres, ITU, Paediatrics etc).

Row Labels	Jan-2024	Feb-2024	Mar-2024	Apr-2024	May-2024	Jun-2024	Jul-2024	Aug-2024
ED	208	180	54	40	19	24	45	79
Band 5 RN	208	180	54	40	19	24	45	79
General	301	256	275	195	120	107	183	100
Band 2 HCA	<5		<5		<5
Band 3 HCA	<5	8	37	35	12	9	6
Band 5 RN	298	248	234	160	106	98	177	100
ITU	33	15	19	16	5	<5	<5	9
Band 2 HCA			<5		<5
Band 5 RN	33	15	18	16	<5	<5	<5	9
Paeds	7	14	35			<5
Band 2 HCA	<5
Band 3 HCA	6	14	35			<5
Theatres	10	8	<5		<5
Band 5 RN	10	8	<5		<5

4. Please confirm how many shifts from Jan to August 2024 were filled by off-framework agencies by all disciplines (e.g. General, A&E, Theatres, ITU, Paediatrics etc) and month. 0

5. Please confirm the charge rates agreed for any off framework Nursing spend from Jan to August 2024 (broken down per agency, discipline and month) N/A

6. Please provide the name, contact number & email address of the person responsible for agreeing temporary nursing agency contracts for your Trust?

Temporary Staffing Manager, 01254 732500 option 1, bankstaff@elht.nhs.uk

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