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Freedom of Information request Psychiatry Agency Spend Breakdown

Response published: 10 December 2025
Health | MH Services | Nursing & Agency Nursing

FOI Request

I am writing to request a detailed breakdown of psychiatrist agency spend for the following periods: • 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025 • 1st April 2025 – 31st October 2025 Please provide the data in Excel format, with the following details for each month: • By grade and sub-specialty • For each hospital • Split by framework and non-framework agencies

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 315-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Breakdown of psychiatrist agency spend for the following periods by month:

  • 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
  • 1st April 2025 – 31st October 2025
  • By grade and sub-specialty
  • For each hospital
  • Split by framework and non-framework agencies

Our response:

2024 / 2025

 M 01  M 02  M 03  M 04   M 05  M 06   M 07  M 08  M 09  M 10  M 11  M 12
 In Month Actuals Cost Centre Cost Centre Description Account Code Account Code Description  YTD Actuals
         301.92 D11612 Montpellier Low Secure Unit YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych             301.92
         715.38 G14503 Eating Disorder Community YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych             715.38
         139.82 G15604 CRHT West Glos YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych             139.82
    68,878.60   114,923.48   107,951.28   101,445.83 G17120 IUCS OOH Service Y921 Agency General Practitioner      393,199.19
    99,295.18       4,015.46       1,040.22 G17120 IUCS OOH Service YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych      104,350.86
      3,486.00 3,486.00   806.30 G51106 Medical – LD YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych             806.30
   37,545.29    53,366.43    54,600.27    66,709.69    67,383.14     52,387.36    25,719.86    54,356.03     60,739.20     84,399.65     86,978.62 34,530.78 G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych      609,654.76
328.75      2,034.94         642.50      1,036.71      8,095.42     14,478.13      6,307.77    17,258.05     12,004.32 41,411.12          497.90 2,804.05 G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych        17,811.82
 16,338.38 G51109 Medical – AO YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych        16,338.38
–       212.70     15,885.30      9,363.00         165.53     24,216.96 34,663.20 G51118 Medical – Recovery YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych        84,081.29
   17,375.19    20,463.24    16,774.47    18,793.65    20,486.41     16,333.67    56,664.82    19,546.81       3,061.62       9,931.82       9,308.40     17,100.38 G51118 Medical – Recovery YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych      225,840.48
 775.68 G51119 Medical – Eating Disorders Y921 Agency General Practitioner             775.68
 892.42 G51119 Medical – Eating Disorders YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych             892.42
        943.91      1,567.11       1,137.47          983.89 2,430.61 G51119 Medical – Eating Disorders YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych          2,201.77
   54,591.73    75,864.61    72,017.24    86,540.05    95,752.27   102,570.46    98,999.36    92,893.53   245,116.39   197,060.14   199,859.81   135,844.48   1,457,110.07

 

2025/2026

 M 1   M 2   M 3   M 4   M 5   M 6   M 7 
 In Month Actuals  Cost Centre Cost Centre Description Account Code Account Code Description  YTD Actuals 
              4,037.75                 723.34                     37.05 166.73 G14503 Eating Disorder Community YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych  4,631.41
               65,950.09             47,973.85         71,280.30             40,757.70              26,408.54              17,779.40              32,462.94 G17120 IUCS OOH Service Y921 Agency General Practitioner 302,612.82
                  4,906.01                  8,191.22                   2,058.55 G17120 IUCS OOH Service YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych   5,343.76
                2,056.06                512.55 70.00 G51104 Medical – CYPS YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych  2,498.61
            61,915.97                62,480.85           92,263.61              27,012.93              53,231.25              29,765.88 27,645.63 G51104 Medical – CYPS YC53 Agency Consultant C&A 299,024.86
         6,072.07 1,074.02 36.00              486.77 G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych   5,348.82
               34,122.22                    4,500.91           36,278.67 10,239.87 1,772.00 G51109 Medical – AO YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych  62,889.93
             8,377.38                      235.00                   8,142.35                  4,906.01                  3,285.21                  9,526.92 G51109 Medical – AO YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych  34,472.87
                 6,267.18           31,996.40               33,544.95               13,556.77 G51118 Medical – Recovery YC52 Agency Consultant Gen Psych   85,365.30
               14,816.33             11,739.21              17,264.19            11,722.29                19,508.72                 14,077.50                  3,575.55 G51118 Medical – Recovery YD52 Agency Specialty Dr Gen Psych  92,703.79
               2,059.11              1,241.04                   785.38 90.00 G51119 Medical – Eating Disorders Y921 Agency General Practitioner  3,995.53
     184,987.18     168,471.51      217,321.77  123,866.38 110,676.55  73,099.21 20,465.10   898,887.70

For each hospital – not applicable

Split by framework and non-framework agencies – all are on framework.

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