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Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Strategic Health Authorities

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the temporary staff costs were for (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) other healthcare professionals, (d) managers and (e) administrative staff in each strategic health authority in England in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

The Department collects expenditure information on non national health service staff for local NHS organisations including strategic health authorities (SHAs). Non-NHS staff expenditure figures include all agency staff and any other staff not directly employed by these bodies. Information relating to spend for the relevant staff groups in each SHA in England from 2002–03, when these were established is shown in the tables. Information relating to the costs of temporary managers is not collected centrally.The rise in agency staff spend over the years covered in the tables has tracked the rise in established posts over the period. Data for 2004–05 has not yet been verified but it suggests that expenditure in agency staff in the NHS has dropped significantly.Reducing agency spend is part of the Department's contribution to the £6.5 billion Gershon efficiency target and the 10 human resource high impact changes as highlighted in, ““A workforce response to local delivery plans: a challenge for NHS Boards””.

HFR 25B: Salaries and wages non NHS staff (agency, etc.)—expenditure (£)—England 2003–04
Non NHS staff (agency etc.)
SHA code SHA name Medical Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff Administrativeand clerical
151 153 154 160
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA 0 0 0 76,571
Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA — — — 221,983
Q03 Essex Strategic HA — — — 187,248
Q04 North West London Strategic HA — — — 318,325
Q05 North Central London Strategic HA — 4,024 — 425,939
Q06 North East London Strategic HA — — — 614,906
Q07 South East London Strategic HA 73,083 — — 88,577
Q08 South West London Strategic HA — — — 49,899
Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA — — — 154,736
Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley SHA — — — 76,336
Q11 North and East Yorkshire and N Lincs SHA 0 0 0 29,997
Q12 West Yorkshire Strategic HA — — — 60,269
Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 0 0 0 108,334
Q14 Greater Manchester Strategic HA — — — 119,610
Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA — — — 53,300
Q16 Thames Valley Strategic HA — — — 119,316
Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA — — — 134,793
Q18 Kent and Medway Strategic HA — — — 146,107
Q19 Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA — — — 370,204
Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire And Wiltshire SHA 0 0 0 56,830
Q21 South West Peninsula Strategic HA — — — 172,476
Q22 Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA — — — 97,104
Q23 South Yorkshire Strategic HA — — — 52,797
Q24 Trent Strategic HA — — — 80,758
Q25 Leics, Northants and Rutland SHA 0 0 0 161,367
Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA — — — 76,685
Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country SHA 0 0 0 155,312
Q28 West Midlands South Strategic HA — — — 36,124
England total 73,083 4,024 0 4,245,903
Source: Annual Financial Returns of Strategic Health Authorities
(43) Due to being host for Shared Business Services has resulted in £6 million expenditure for temporary staff.
HFR 25B: Salaries and wages non NHS staff (agency, etc.)—expenditure (£)—England 2002–03
Non NHS staff (agency etc.)
SHA code SHA name Medical Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff Administrative and clerical
151 153 154 160
Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA — — 5,334 48,068
Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA — — — 99,105
Q03 Essex Strategic HA 17,609 — — 185,961
Q04 North West London Strategic HA — — — 246,788
Q05 North Central London Strategic HA — 20,391 — 276,659
Q06 North East London Strategic HA 427 — — 303,374
Q07 South East London Strategic HA 0 0 0 141,482
Q08 South West London Strategic HA — — 2,668 243,574
Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA 0 0 0 111 ,995
Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley SHA 0 0 0 198,649
Q11 North and East Yorkshire and N Lings SHA — — — 39,171
Q12 West Yorkshire Strategic HA — — — 158,511
Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 54,000 0 0 9,379
Q14 Greater Manchester Strategic HA 0 0 0 174,108
Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA — — — 68,361
Q16 Thames Valley Strategic HA — — — 114,647
Q17 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Strategic HA — — — 272,340
Q18 Kent and Medway Strategic HA — — — 205,286
Q19 Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA — — — 922,225
Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA 0 0 0 0
Q21 South West Peninsula Strategic HA — — — 191,420
Q22 Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 1,557 — 723 53,831
Q23 South Yorkshire Strategic HA — — — 21,703
Q24 Trent Strategic HA — — — 111,248
Q25 Leics, Northants and Rutland SHA 0 0 0 434,765
Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA — — — —
Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country SHA 0 0 0 120,547
Q28 Cov, Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs SHA — — — 28,883
England total 73,593 20,391 8,725 4,782,080
Source: Annual Financial Returns of Strategic Health Authorities

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35159; 441 c171-4W;441 c172-4W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Temporary Medical Staff (Costs)
Tuesday, 18 April 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Administration Costs Agency nurses Doctors Expenditure Health professions NHS Pay Managers Nurses Temporary employment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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