FOI Agency payments above price caps
Information on the recent rules on price caps for agency staff and the number of shifts in breach of those rules from 23 November 2015.
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GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
FOI Agency shifts compliant and in breach of the price caps
Information on the recent rules on price caps for agency staff and the percentage of shifts in breach of those rules.
FOI Agency spend on temporary nursing staff and healthcare assistants
Information on the total NHS spend on temporary nursing staff and healthcare assistants provided by agencies.
FOI Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust – enforcement action in 2015 and position of the trust’s chair
Request for documents relating to the position of the trust’s chair and review of Monitor's decision.
FOI Agency staff payments exceeding the price caps
Information on the recent rules on price caps for agency staff and weekly data on the number of shifts in breach of those rules.
FOI NHS Improvement Integration Programme meetings
Request for the papers of the NHS Improvement Integration Steering Group meetings.
FOI Agency price cap rules: consultation responses and Monitor’s considerations
Agency price cap rules: consultation responses (excluding those from doctors, nurses and unions), information used in calculating rates, Monitor’s policy and equality duty.
FOI Agency price caps: trusts in scope and shifts in breach
Information on the recent rules on price caps for agency staff and the number of trusts and shifts in breach of those rules.
FOI Winter A&E daily performance data at high risk trusts
Daily performance data submitted to Monitor and others by the 55 high risk systems 1 to 3 January 2016.
FOI Mutually Agreed Resignation Schemes in the NHS
Information about the system for approving Mutually Agreed Resignation Schemes adopted by NHS foundation trusts.
FOI Agency staff payments
Information on the recent rules on price caps for agency staff and the number of shifts in breach of those rules.
FOI Applications for adjustment to ceiling trajectory regarding agency spend
Applications from NHS foundation trusts to Monitor for adjustment to ceiling trajectories on agency spend.
FOI Colchester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: enforcement action
Requirements for Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust to obtain reviews from sources agreed with Monitor and to co-operate with a partner organisation.
FOI National Mortality Learning Community event
Materials from the National Mortality Learning Community event held 17 July 2015.
FOI Structure of Monitor’s IT directorate
The structure of Monitor’s IT directorate, including hierarchy, team sizes and the number of permanent and temporary employees.
FOI - Review into the authorisation of St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust
The ‘St George’s lessons learned review’ attached to the December 2015 board papers.
FOI Agency price cap rules: evidence used and minutes of meetings
Evidence used to introduce the agency price cap rules, consultation results and minutes of Monitor committee meetings.
FOI Correspondence between Cure the NHS and Monitor regarding Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
Correspondence between Cure the NHS and Monitor regarding Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2008 to August 2010 and October 2012 to November 2015.
FOI Local price modifications submitted to Monitor
Details of applications and agreements submitted to Monitor for a local modification of national prices between 2012/13 and 15 December 2015.
FOI Statistics on agency spend in the NHS
Total NHS England spend in 2014/15 on locum doctors and nurses and other staff.
FOI Foundation trust spend on permanent staff (quarter 1, 2015/16)
Foundation trusts’ aggregate spend on permanent staff by staffing group for the first quarter of the financial year 2015-16.
FOI Clinical Advisory Forum meeting agendas, papers and minutes (internal review)
Clinical Advisory Forum: agendas, papers and minutes for the July and September meetings.
FOI Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust: 5 year capital plan
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s 5 year capital plan: 2015 to 2020, as submitted to Monitor.
FOI Monitor’s Executive Team – appointment process
Information on the appointment process for the members of Monitor’s Executive Team, including details about equal opportunities monitoring and the qualifications/experience of team members.
FOI Consultation responses: agency price caps
Information on how responses to Monitor’s consultation on agency price caps was analysed.
FOI Monitor’s use of compromise agreements
Request for the number of compromise agreements in the last 5 years and related information.
FOI High cost drugs steering group – members and minutes
List of members of the High cost drugs steering group and dates of forthcoming meetings and minutes of the last 3 meetings.
FOI ICT/digital/business change programmes and strategy
Senior officer responsible for ICT/digital/business change programmes and strategy.
FOI Foundation trusts’ individual financial data: Q1 and Q2 2015/2016
Foundation trusts’ deficit and planned deficit figures for Q1 and Q2 2015/16 broken down by foundation trust.
FOI Procurement of Monitor’s ICT services
Details of Monitor’s procurement management and procurement of ICT services.
FOI Introduction of price caps for agency staff: internal communications
Communications within Monitor and between Monitor, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) and Department of Health (DH) regarding price caps.
FOI Reports submitted to Monitor by Heart of England Foundation Trust’s Improvement Director
Diane Whittingham’s reports to Monitor regarding Heart of England Foundation Trust in her role as Improvement Director.
FOI Investigations into provider trusts by Monitor
Details of the investigations into provider trusts by Monitor.
FOI NHS mergers: the delivery of benefits; research by Aldwych Partners
NHS mergers: project to help improve providers’ ability to plan, articulate and evidence patients benefits; research by Aldwych Partners and amount paid to the firm.
FOI Clinical Advisory Forum meeting agendas, papers and minutes
Clinical Advisory Forum: agendas, papers and minutes for the July and September meetings.
FOI Foundation trusts’ contract and agency spend
Foundation trusts’ aggregate annual spend on contract and agency staff between 2008 and 2014.
Private medical or health insurance: Monitor staff
Amount spent on private medical or health insurance for Monitor staff and the number of staff that benefitted in financial year 2014/15.
FOI Tendering of Birmingham mental health services – correspondence (internal review)
Correspondence to external organisation on contract tendered by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Birmingham for mental health services for people aged 0-25.
FOI Lists or databases used to appoint individuals to NHS trusts
Any list or database Monitor uses to select interim or permanent appointments to NHS trusts.
FOI Documents concerning the position of the chair at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Documents concerning the position of Les Lawrence as Chair of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
FOI Correspondence between Monitor and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Correspondence between Monitor and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust regarding Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
FOI Oswestry Orthopaedics LLP correspondence: 2014 to 2015
Correspondence relating to Oswestry Orthopaedics LLP: October 2014 to October 2015.
FOI Ceiling and actual levels of agency nurse spending for 2014/15 and 2015/16
Ceiling and actual levels of agency nurse spending for each NHS foundation trust for 2014/15 and 2015/16.
FOI Monitor’s Foundation Trust Consultancy Approval Panel
Minutes from Monitor’s panel that reviews business cases from foundation trusts for consultancy projects.
FOI St George's University NHS Foundation Trust: financial position and correspondence
Emails sent and received by Monitor’s Executive Director of Provider Appraisal and a briefing pack on St George’s University NHS Foundation Trust.
FOI NHS foundation trust spend on managers
NHS foundation trust total spend on interim managers and the total number of managers placed through recruitment agencies 2014/15 and 2015/16 to date.
Legal challenges on Monitor decisions
Details of how many times in the last 12 months Monitor has received indication that NHS bodies may take legal advice on requirements made of them.
FOI Details of Diane Whittingham’s appointment as Improvement Director at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Details of the scope of the role, the start and end date of the appointment, and the related costs.
FOI Junior doctor rota non-compliance fines: NHS Trusts
Amount NHS Trusts paid in fines for junior doctor rota non-compliance in 2014/2015.
FOI Monitor's elective care report: external consultant spend and productivity financial modelling
Monitor's response to a request for information on its 'Helping NHS providers improve productivity in elective care' report.
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| Publication year | Published responses |
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| 2015 | 40 |
| 2016 | 153 |
| 2017 | 68 |
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