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Freedom of Information request 045-2122

Response published: 3 July 2022

FOI Request

To: Freedom of Information Subject: FOI This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If unsure, please contact ghcit@ghc.nhs.uk Please disclose the information listed in the below tables by return email within 20 days as per the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Average Band 5 Agency Nurse Rates Please respond to question one by populating the template below. a. Average cost per hour inclusive of base pay, agency margin, NI, PAYE etc. but excluding VAT. paid for Band 5 agency Nurses for Standard Day hours between 1st April 2020 and 31st January 2021 b. Average cost per hour inclusive of base pay, agency margin, NI, PAYE etc. but excluding VAT. paid for Band 5 agency Nurses for Saturday & Evening hours between 1st April 2020 and 31st January 2021. c. Average cost per hour inclusive of base pay, agency margin, NI, PAYE etc. but excluding VAT. paid for Band 5 agency Nurses for Sunday & Bank Holiday hours between 1st April 2020 and 31st January 2021 Part 2 – High Rate Band 5 Nurse Hours For the below questions, please answer number of shifts rather than number of hours if this figure is easier to obtain – please clarify which unit you’re referring to within your response. Please also indicate how many individual nurses make up the figure in response to each of the below. a. For Band 5 Agency Nurses, regardless of rate type i.e. Days, Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how many hours since 1st April cost £50 per hour or more? b. For Band 5 Agency Nurses, regardless of rate type i.e. Days, Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how many hours since 1st April cost £75 per hour or more? c. For Band 5 Agency Nurses, regardless of rate type i.e. Days, Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how many hours since 1st April cost £100 per hour or more?

FOI Response

Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW

E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk
Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 16/03/2021
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 045-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Average Band 5 Agency Nurse Rates
Please respond to question one by populating the template below.
a. Average cost per hour
inclusive of base pay, agency
margin, NI, PAYE etc. but
excluding VAT. paid for Band 5
agency Nurses for Standard Day
hours between 1st April 2020 and
31st January 2021
This is approximate cost.
Cost on average would be £34.82 per
hr and £35.84 per hour
b. Average cost per hour
inclusive of base pay, agency
margin, NI, PAYE etc. but
excluding VAT. paid for Band 5
agency Nurses for Saturday &
Evening hours between 1st April
2020 and 31st January 2021.
Cost on average for a Band 5 RN for
nights and weekends would be £40.21
per hr
c. Average cost per hour
inclusive of base pay, agency
margin, NI, PAYE etc. but
excluding VAT. paid for Band 5
agency Nurses for Sunday &
Bank Holiday hours between 1st
April 2020 and 31st January 2021
Cost on average for a Band 5 for
Sundays and Bank Holidays would be
£52.20 per hr
Part 2 – High Rate Band 5 Nurse Hours
For the below questions, please answer number of shifts rather than number of hours if this figure is
easier to obtain – please clarify which unit you’re referring to within your response. Please also indicate
how many individual nurses make up the figure in response to each of the below.
a. For Band 5 Agency Nurses,
regardless of rate type i.e. Days,
Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how
many hours since 1st April cost £50
per hour or more?
Total hours would be for days and nights
1251 hrs
b. For Band 5 Agency Nurses,
regardless of rate type i.e. Days,
Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how
many hours since 1st April cost £75
per hour or more?
507.50hrs in total
c. For Band 5 Agency Nurses,
regardless of rate type i.e. Days,
Nights, Bank Holidays etc.., how
many hours since 1st April cost £100
per hour or more?
7hrs only
Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact
me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask
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Associate Director of Corporate Governance
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust