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Written question asked by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 November 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 26 November 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 December 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Agency Nurses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency nurses were employed in NHS hospital trusts in England in each month since March 2020; and what proportion did those agency nurses represent of the total nursing work force.

Answer

NHS England and NHS Improvement do not hold information on the number of agency nurses employed in hospital trusts. Since April 2020, agency nurses have represented an average of 3% of full-time equivalent nursing staff.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
80209
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Agency nurses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk