AQW 43572/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the average hourly cost of an agency nurse, compared with a nurse employed by the Health Service.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 11 March 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 March 2015
- Answer due by
- 27 March 2015
- Answered
- 19 March 20158 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Nursing Agencies charge a wide range of standard hourly rates which can vary, for example, from around £14.37 to £42.60 in specific circumstances such as, being dependent on when shifts are worked, location and particular agency. In addition the amount the Agency is paid may not be the amount paid directly to the Agency nurse. It is not possible therefore to compare rates in a meaningful way.