Cost of agency nurses (FOI)Cost of agency nurses (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
22 October 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please confirm the following:
A
How many nurses were brought into the Island to fill permanent positions in
(i) 2018; and
(ii) the first six months of 2019?
B
How many nurses were brought into the Island to fill temporary positions / cover in:
(i) 2018; and
(ii) the first six months of 2019?
C
What was the cost of question B above for both (i) and (ii)?
D
What was the amount of overtime and the cost relating to question A above for both (i)and (ii)?
E
Please confirm the alleged number of nurses flown into the Island to cover weekends and bank holidays for 2018 in total plus the first six months of 2019 separately.
Response
A
(i) 60
(ii) 31
B
(i) and (ii)
Agency Nurses 2018 and 2019 |
| Agency Nurses carried over from 2017 to 2018 | 23 carried over |
| Agency Nurses brought over January to December 2018 | 61 |
Total Agency Nurses working 2018 | 84 |
| | |
| Agency carried over from 2018 to 2019 | 33 carried over |
| Agency Nurses brought over January to December 2019 | 16 |
Total Agency Nurses working 2019 | 49 |
C
(i) 2018 nursing agency expenditure (full year) £3,340,571
(ii) 2019 nursing agency expenditure (6 months to June) £ 1,753,575
D
(i) 2018 nursing overtime expenditure (full year) £779,987
(ii) 2019 nursing overtime expenditure (6 months to June) £435,422
E
It is not possible to bring Agency nurses to the Island to cover weekends / Bank holidays due to the requirement for Jersey Registration and all onboarding screening.
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