Table 3.
Estimated weekly time spent on recruitment and management of agency nursesa
| Indirect cost element | Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-employment checks | Not done | Not done |
| Identify need for agency nurses | 1 | 4 |
| Arranging cover/recruitment of agency nurses | 10.5 | 20 |
| Orientation | 2 | 8 |
| Supervision, including dealing or managing problems | 28 | 20 |
| Verification of invoices | 0 | 4 |
| Processing of invoices | 10b | 4 |
| Processing of payments | Done centrally | Done centrally |
| Monitoring of expenditure | Not done | Not done |
| Total hours per week | 51.5 | 60 |
| Estimated indirect cost per week | 962,267 | 300,121 |
a
In calculating hours per week, it was assumed that managers worked 8 hours per day and 5 days per week.
b
Hospital 1 spent 4 hours per agency per invoice every 2 weeks. There were five agencies, averaging 10 hours per week.