Number (average whole time equivalent) and cost (£) of agency nursing and midwifery staff for financial period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. Average WTE Costs (£) NHS Fife 14.7 1,155,144 NHS Tayside 52.4 5,062,099 NHS Forth Valley 6.6 560,916 Sources: ISD Scotland (ISD(M)18) In 2015-16 agency nursing represented just 0.4% of the total nur...