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Freedom of Information request Trust Bank Spending

Response published: 29 July 2026

FOI Request

Dear FOI team, Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act. For the 2026-27 financial year, please provide: 1. The trust's target spend on bank staff, as set by NHS England (£m). 2. The trust's planned spend on bank staff (£m). 3. The trust's total planned staffing spend (for substantive and temporary staff, all staffing types) (£m). Regards,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 217-2026

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

You asked:

For the 2026-27 financial year:

1. The trust’s target spend on bank staff, as set by NHS England (£m).

Our response:

£16.7m

You asked:

2. The trust’s planned spend on bank staff (£m).

Our response:

£16.7m

You asked:

3. The trust’s total planned staffing spend (for substantive and temporary staff, all staffing types) (£m).

Our response:

£257.7m

Next steps:

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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.moss20@nhs.net

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