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Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 July 2023. It was answered by Lord Markham (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


NHS: Agency Workers

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount paid for all agency staff in the NHS, including hiring and organisational costs, for (1) April 2019, and (2) April 2023.

Answer

NHS England advised costs for agency staff of £594.8 million for the quarter including April 2019, as reported in the NHS England and Improvement Financial Performance Report, First Quarter 2019/20, a copy of which is attached. The data has not been finalised for publication for 2023/24.

NHS England does not collect hiring costs at an organisational level.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9281
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Financial Performance Report
Subjects
Costs Finance NHS Agency workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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