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Freedom of Information- HWHCT-124

Our ref: HWHCT-124

11 August 2022

FOI request:

Please could you answer the attached FOI questions in relation to temporary staff spend and waiting list initiative and overtime spend in 2021/2022.
1. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 21/22 (April 2021 - March 2022)? Please fill in the spend in the table below for each staffing group and total.
2. How much did the organisation spend on Waiting List Initiative (WLI) and Overtime payments to staff (WLI payments refers to any sessional payments made for additional time worked under a system called the Waiting List Initiative, used by trusts to reduce waiting lists and meet government targets. Overtime payments are defined as any payment for additional time beyond the standard FTE for the grade).
Please fill in the spend and number of sessions/hours in the below table for each staffing group and total.

Trust response:

Temporary Staff Spend, Waiting list initiative and Overtime Spend
 

Q1. Temporary Staff Spend

Q2. Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend

Staffing Groups

Agency Spend (£)

Bank Spend (£)

WLI Payments to staff (£)

WLI Sessions (No.)

Overtime Payments to Staff (£)

Overtime Hours (No.)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical and Dental

3,799,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nursing and Healthcare Assistants

£3,787,000

4,384,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Administration and Estates

 

£409,000

£996,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Healthcare Science

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)

£521,000

£493,000

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

Ambulance staff

N/A

N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 

2. We are unaware of Waiting List Initiative’s this may be more relevant to the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is not an Acute Trust, we are an NHS Trust providing Community and Mental Health Services in Worcestershire. Although some Trust Community Hospitals host minor injuries clinics, Worcestershire A&E services and the other departments in your request are managed by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and we have included FOI contact details below:

Freedom of Information Officer Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Worcestershire Royal Hospital Charles Hastings Way Newtown Road Worcester WR5 1DD

Email: wah-tr.FOI@nhs.net

Please be aware that although this information is accurate at the time it is provided, it may not be in the future and should not be relied upon.