FOI/2025/26/234

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Temporary Staff Spend and Waiting List Initiatives and Overtime Spend. Please can you complete the below questions:

 

1.     Does the organisation use a third party to manage/ track WLI spend? - No

a.     If no, does your organisation use another method to manage/ track WLI spend? – Finance Team will track spend on WLI based on business cases from clinical teams.

 

2.     How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 24/25 (April 2024 - March 2025)? Please fill in the spend in the table below for each staffing group and total.   

  

3.     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. 

 

	Q1. Temporary Staff Spend	Q2. 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	3,585,000	29,359,000	0	0	0	0
Medical and Dental	594,000	2,615,000	0	0	0	0
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants	2,602,000	17,108,000	0	0	0	0
Administration and Estates	389,000	4,830,000	0	0	0	0
Healthcare Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)	0
4,806,000
	0	0	0	0
Ambulance staff	0	0	0	0	0	0