Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 064-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
What was the single highest amount your trust paid to an agency for any registered nurse shift for band 5 or above in the current financial year [i.e. April 2025-26]
Our response:
Band 7 Occupational Health Nurse – £445.16 – 10.5 hours.
You asked:
a. Could you please provide the same information for the preceding year [i.e. April 2024-25]
b. Please outline or name the specialist area this cost was for, if relevant, for example paediatrics, frailty ward, emergency care, ICU etc.
c. Please outline which nursing band (i.e. band 5, band 6 etc.) this cost was for
d. Please include the length of the shift this was paid for
Our response:
| Year | Highest amount paid for agency nursing shift band 5 or above | Specialist area/nursing speciality paid for | Nursing band | Length of shift |
| 2023-24 | 1605.63 | MIiU | ENP Bnd 7 OFA | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1605.63 | MIiU | ENP Band 7 OFA | 12.5 |
Note: The rates for the ENP band 7’s was the same over the above years. We had 2 x 12.5 hour MIIU shifts during those periods.
The use of Off Framework Agencies (OFA) in these areas has ceased, we haven’t used any OFA for a year now.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of 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.