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The Trust spent £52.6 million on agency staffing in 2024/25.
This comprised £28.4 million for nursing and midwifery, £14.9 million for medical and dental, and £9.3 million for allied health professionals and administrative roles.
The Trust spent £6.8 million on external consultancy services in 2024/25.
The primary areas of expenditure were digital transformation (£2.5 million), estates and infrastructure projects (£2.1 million), and organisational change and workforce optimisation (£1.4 million), with the remaining £0.8 million across various specialist advisory services.
In 2024/25, 94.6% of supplier invoices were paid within 30 days.
The Trust processed invoices with a total value of £312.5 million during the same period.
Total capital expenditure for 2024/25 was £48.3 million.
This included £20.7 million on estate refurbishment and maintenance, £15.6 million on medical equipment, £8.9 million on IT systems and digital infrastructure, and £3.1 million on other capital projects.
The Trust employed 3,412 full-time equivalent nurses in 2024/25.
The average nursing vacancy rate for the same period was 7.8%. These figures include inpatient, outpatient, and community services but exclude bank and agency staff.
The Trust’s overall staff turnover rate for 2024/25 was 14.2%.
Of those who left during the year, 18.7% did so within their first 12 months of employment.
The overall staff sickness absence rate for 2024/25 was 5.6%.
The most commonly recorded reasons for absence were stress, anxiety and other mental health conditions (28%), musculoskeletal issues (22%), and respiratory illnesses (15%).
In 2024/25, 78.9% of patients received their diagnostic test within six weeks of referral.
Performance was strongest in imaging services such as X-ray and ultrasound, while longer waits were experienced in modalities with higher demand, including MRI and endoscopy.
During 2024/25, 61.3% of patients began treatment within 18 weeks of referral.
Performance varied across specialties, with higher compliance in diagnostic services and lower performance in elective surgical pathways due to ongoing demand and capacity constraints.
Across 2024, 72.4% of patients attending the Trust’s emergency departments were admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours.
Performance varied seasonally, with the highest monthly figure at 78.1% and the lowest at 67.3%.
