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Written question asked by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Agency Nurses

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 22 November (HL Deb, cols 1831–2), what percentage of the NHS nursing budget was spent on agency staff in the last five years for which figures are available.

Answer

The Department does not hold national data on agency staff that is broken down by this staff group.

Each trust publishes financial accounts which are publically available. Trusts are responsible for collecting the appropriate level of information on their agency spending that will enable them to achieve maximum value for money.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3484
Session
2016-17
Related items
Nurses: Training
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Agency nurses Expenditure NHS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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