NHS £120-an-hour report unfounded

The error was made in response to a Freedom of Information request

A hospital trust that was reported to have paid over £120 an hour for agency workers to cover for gaps in staffing has said it provided incorrect figures.

The true amount paid to agency staff by Royal Berkshire trust was £20.23 an hour, not the reported £121.59.

The figures for the past year were obtained by the Conservative Party under the Freedom of Information Act.

The trust said time constraints led to the error as a "full range of checks" was not carried out on the figures.