Following the Scottish ExecutiveHealth Department’s directive to NHS boards that the use of non-contracted PremiumRate Labour Agencies should cease with immediate effect, it is estimated that NHSScotlandwill save over £5.1 million per annum on agency labour costs.The following table providesestimated savings for each NHS board: Health Board Estimated Savings (£) Ayrshire and Arran 241,735 Borders 247,641 Dumfries and Galloway 30,000 Fife 753,431 Forth Valley 503,307 Grampian 34,866 Greater Glasgow and Clyde 1,062,881 Highland 32,267 Lanarkshire 73,916 Lothian 1,358,753 Orkney 0 Shetland 0 Tayside 825,303 Western Isles 0 Total Estimated Savings 5,164,100 The estimated savings providedhave been calculated using the differential between contract rates and off-contractrates against spend data taken from NHS boards’ accounts...