Change to bank rates: Enhanced rates no longer in place for shifts booked from 6 April 2022
March 31, 2022
In July 2021 we temporarily introduced enhanced bank rates to support specialist departments and wards in being able to continue delivering safe patient care at a time when the pandemic had resulted in many services having to expand rapidly to meet the needs of seriously ill patients.
Enhanced bank rates were paid to colleagues working in the following areas:
- Emergency departments
- Critical care
- Theatres
- Neonates
- Maternity
- Respiratory hub
- AMUs
- Newton 1
In the first few months of 2022 we have seen a decrease in the numbers of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospital admission and are slowly returning to pre-pandemic activity and numbers.
From Wednesday 6 April the temporary enhanced bank rates will no longer be in place:
- Any colleagues that have already booked shifts in April to work in the above listed departments will still be paid at the enhanced rate.
- From Wednesday 6 April, any new shift bookings will revert to the new bank rate of £25.50. This rate covers any shift (including those in specialist areas) from band 5 and above.
We would like to thank all of our colleagues for their hard work and ongoing contribution to ensuring we can deliver safe patient care at what has been a very difficult time. If anyone has any individual queries with bookings, agreed rates etc. in relation to the enhanced rates please contact the Trust Bank team who will be able to help with any questions about bookings and rates.
The Trust bank team can be reached on 0121 507 3600 or swb-tr.trustbankrequest@nhs.net.