United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101969
NHS: Agency Workers
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2 January 2026
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9 January 2026 · Answer
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9 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency staff by employment type in each of the last five years.
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2 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency staff by employment type in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
9 January 2026
Answer
Temporary staffing allows the National Health Service to meet workforce demand fluctuations without the need to increase capacity above that which is required on a sustained basis. NHS England publishes the total agency spend for providers on a quarterly ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-02/101969
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1866844
- uk · wq-1866844 · source updated 9 January 2026