Section 4
4.1 Employee expenses
| 2023/24 total £000 | 2022/23 total £000 | |
| Salaries and wages | 100,482 | 92,203 |
| Social security costs | 10,643 | 9,691 |
| Apprenticeship levy | 493 | 448 |
| Employers contributions to NHS Pensions | 11,946 | 10,504 |
| Employers contributions to NHS Pensions paid by NHSE on provider’s behalf1 | 5,184 | 4,575 |
| Pensions cost - other2 | 44 | 47 |
| Termination Benefits | 169 | 120 |
| Temporary staff (including agency) | 4,285 | 4,203 |
| Total gross staff costs | 133,246 | 121,791 |
| Of which | ||
| Costs capitalised as part of assets | (252) | (274) |
| Total employee benefits excluding capitalised costs | 132,994 | 121,517 |
1: Pension contributions to NHS Pensions paid by NHSE on provider’s behalf relate to an increased pension rate because of a revaluation of public sector pension schemes. This has been funded by NHS England, the corresponding receipt can be seen within the Operating Income note 2.1.
2: Pensions cost - other relates to employer contributions towards the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) scheme. Gross staff costs comprise of “Staff and executive directors costs” and “Redundancy” per the Operating Expenses note 3.1.
Further analysis of employee costs including termination and compensation payments can be found in the Staff Report section of the Annual Report.
4.2 Average number of employees (whole time equivalent basis)
This note is now incorporated within the Staff Report section of the Annual Report.
4.3 Early retirements due to ill health
| 2023/24 total £000 | 2023/24 total number | 2022/23 total £000 | 2022/23 total number | |
| Early retirements on the grounds of ill-health | 85 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
The above costs are borne by the NHS Pension Scheme and not the Trust. They are calculated by multiplying the average value of ill-health pension by the number of years from payment to age sixty. Any pensions increase has been ignored.
4.4 Staff exit packages
This note is now incorporated within the staff report section of the Annual Report.
