All Agencies have been written to in light of the new rules from NHSI prohibiting the use of agency staff who also have substantive contracts with other NHS Trusts. Directorate detail is shown under respective area charts and further described below: Adult Spend decreased to 15.47% (15.49% last month). Main reasons are: Agency workers are covering vacancies in the to ensure that AMHT’s caseloads are not excessive. Agency workers have been met with to explore what would encourage them to move to a permanent contract and what they find more attractive about agency work. Feedback from these meetings has been shared with the Director of HR. There are long lines of Agency workers across the services ensuring that continuity of care is maintained. Users of most agency are Kestrel and Allen Wards with other areas remaining high. Agency staff were used to cover vacancies, sickness absence and required due to patient acuity levels. Children & Young People Spend has decreased by 2.06% to 5.94% Main users of agency are: Oxon CAMHS & PCAMHS Bucks CAMHS services Highfield Unit Marlborough House, Swindon Cotswold House Oxford Cotswold House, Marlborough Older People’s Spend has decreased to 8% (9% last month). Agency spend decreased in most areas of the Directorate except for Community Hospitals. Main users of agency are: City, Didcot, Wallingford and Witney Community Hospitals. Older Peoples Mental Health Inpatient Wards. Corporate
All Agencies have been written to in light of the new rules from NHSI prohibiting the use of agency staff who also have substantive contracts with other NHS Trusts. Directorate detail is shown under respective area charts and further described below: Adult Spend decreased to 15.47% (15.49% last month). Main reasons are: Agency workers are covering vacancies in the AMHT’s to ensure that caseloads are not excessive. Agency workers have been met with to explore what would encourage them to move to a permanent contract and what they find more attractive about agency work. Feedback from these meetings has been shared with the Director of HR. There are long lines of Agency workers across the services ensuring that continuity of care is maintained. Users of most agency are Kestrel and Allen Wards with other areas remaining high. Agency staff were used to cover vacancies, sickness absence and required due to patient acuity levels. Children & Young People Spend has decreased by 2.06% to 5.94% Main users of agency are: Oxon CAMHS & PCAMHS Bucks CAMHS services Highfield Unit Marlborough House, Swindon Cotswold House Oxford Cotswold House, Marlborough Older People’s Spend has decreased to 8% (9% last month). Agency spend decreased in most areas of the Directorate except for Community Hospitals. Main users of agency are: City, Didcot, Wallingford and Witney Community Hospitals. Older Peoples Mental Health Inpatient Wards. Corporate
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