Agency, Overtime and Casual Pool Spending 2018/19
Dear NSW Central Coast Local Health District,
I am interested in understanding the use of temporary workers within the healthcare sector. To support this, can you please provide a response to the following questions:
1. What is the total cost of agency staff, for all workers in each hospital within the LHD on an annual basis, for the financial year 2018/19 (April 2018 – March 2019)
2. Of the total agency cost provided in Q1 for the financial year 2018/19 (April 2018 – March 2019), can you please provide the total cost for those hired as:
a. Medical practitioners
b. Nurses and Midwives
3. What is the total cost of overtime, inclusive and exclusive, of double shifts worked by all workers in each hospital within the LHD on an annual basis, for the financial year 2018/19 (April 2018 – March 2019)
4. What is the total cost of the casual pool of workers, for all workers in each hospital within the LHD on an annual basis, for the financial year 2018/19 (April 2018 – March 2019)
5. Of the casual pool workers operating within the LHD in 2018/19 (April 2018 – March 2019), are you able to provide the number of all workers (in full-time equivalent (FTE)) which;
a. Hold permanent employment at a hospital
b. Are casual workers only
6. Can you please provide detail on how the LHD resource their temporary staff for the healthcare sector?
Yours faithfully,
Charlotte Hard
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