MORE than 30 agency workers joined Health and Care Jersey as permanent employees last year, helping save an estimated £1.5 million in staffing costs.
Reducing reliance on agency staff has been a longstanding aim of Health and Care Jersey, with agency workers typically commanding significantly higher rates than permanent employees.
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Law this week showed that 32 agency staff took up substantive roles between January and December 2025.
The largest group was nursing and midwifery staff, accounting for 22 appointments, followed by six allied health professionals and four doctors.
Health said that, based on 2025 pay scales, employing those workers on permanent contracts rather than agency rates generated estimated savings of £1.475 million over a full year.
