ESR/Workforce

Under the Freedom of Information Act, can you please supply for your NHS board:

● The total number of consultant-level doctors you currently have [WTE or equivalent]
● The total number of vacant consultant-level doctor posts you currently have [WTE or equivalent]

Please also supply:

● The total number of consultant-level posts substantially filled by agency locums for more than 6 months [WTE or equivalent]
● The total spend on agencies for locum consultants (both framework and non-framework) for the 2024/25 financial year [£s]
● Any existing or planned controls on recruitment of medical staff in 2025/26 [free text]

This is an information request relating to sick days taken by nurses

Please include the following information for the following financial years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25:

– Total number of days lost due to sick leave taken by NHS Nurses
– The total number of NHS nurses who took sick leave
– Total number of days lost to Mental Health issues taken by NHS nurses
– The total number of nurses who required sickness absence on mental health grounds
– The number of NHS nurses taking more than seven days of absence without a sick note
– The total number of days lost in excess of the seven days.

For example, if an individual has taken off 10 days without a sick note, then this would be 3 days in excess of the seven days