Claim: Temporary agency staff cost the NHS £5,000 a shift.
Fact-check: Was Keir Starmer right to claim agency staff cost the NHS '£5,000 a shift'? - Full Fact
Verdict: the government hasn't said what this is based on. an foi request from 2022 found one nhs trust paid just over £5,000 for one agency doctor's shift, but the maximum paid by most trusts which responded was less than £3,000 per shift. we've not found reliable data on the average cost.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Jess Hacker
Date published: 2024-09-26T00:00:00