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 Tuesday, 7 December 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Agency Nurses: Per Capita Costs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average daily cost was of employing an agency nurse in NHS hospital trusts compared to the cost of a directly employed NHS nurse as at the 31 October 2021.
- Answer
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The information is not held in the format requested. However, the average daily cost of an agency nurse calculated in October 2021/22 was £194.28 and £204.69 in October 2020/21. A comparative average cost of substantive staff is not available as the cost of agency staff includes all training, development and other costs, whereas average salary information for substantive National Health Service staff will not incorporate this.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 80210
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Agency nurses Per capita costs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2021-12-07 15:37:56 +0000
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