Question reference: S6W-12556
- Date lodged: 25 November 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS shifts have been covered by private agency staff in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information requested on how many NHS shifts have been covered by private agency staff in each of the last 10 years is not centrally available.
Information on Medical & Dental and Nursing & midwifery bank and agency spend by NHS Board since March 2014 can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at: NHSScotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence Bank and Agency) tab.