Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 309-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 25/26 (April 2025 – March 2026)? 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.
Our response:
| Q1. Temporary Staff Spend | Temporary Staff Spend | Q2. Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend | Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend | Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend | 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 | 2,617,927.09 | 21,155,801.84 | 0 | 0 | 245,600.03 | 8,329.80 |
| Medical and Dental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nursing and Healthcare Assistants | 1,274,528.68 | 4,633,914.87 | 0 | 0 | 124,475.61 | 4,319.10 |
| Administration and Estates | 0 | 1,521,930.70 | 0 | 0 | 82,175.40 | 2,992.10 |
| Healthcare Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) | 47,051.12 | 1,068,257.49 | 0 | 0 | 38,949.02 | 1,018.60 |
| Ambulance staff | 0 | 260,163.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.