Agency Spend

Dear Ms Stafford

I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request which we received today Monday 31 January 2011.

I can confirm that it is currently being processed and you will receive your response no later than Friday 25 February 2011. Please allow postage time if applicable.

Norma Wilson
FOI Lead Officer, NHS Fife

Lizzie Lawrie
Clerical Officer
Corporate Services - NHS Fife

Telephone - 01592 643355 ext 8569
Email - [NHS Fife request email]

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Freedom of Information Request 1321

Claire Stafford

Dear Ms Stafford

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST:

Agency Spend

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request which we received on
28^th January 2011 regarding the above.

The response to your questions raised is as follows:

1. The total agency spend for Allied Health Professionals for the period
1^st January 2010 to 31^st December 2010 was £77,382.

2. The total agency spend for Nursing staff for the period 1^st January
2010 to 31^st December 2010 was £41,590.

I hope this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to
contact me on 01592 643355 ext 8569 or email
[1][email address] if we can be of further assistance.

If, however, you are unhappy with any aspect of how we have dealt with
your request you can ask us to review the handling of your request. Please
write to me specifying the reasons why you are seeking a review within 40
days of the date of this correspondence. I shall arrange for a review to
be carried out and a report made to the Chief Executive of NHS Fife who
will respond to your request for a review.

You also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner,
who does not have to take up all reviews he receives and will decide
whether to look into your concerns.

You can write to him after the immediate response from us or after our
response to your request for a review but you have to do so within 6
months of our reply.

He can be found at:

Mr Kevin Dunion

Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife KY16 9DS

[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info

Finally, you should be aware that we operate a disclosure log on the NHS
website. This means that all FOI requests made to us are posted on to the
web, although the identity of the requester is not made public. Once we
have sent you the information, we shall also post this on the website.

Please acknowledge receipt of this email.

Yours sincerely

Norma Wilson

FOI Lead Officer, NHS Fife

Lizzie Lawrie

Clerical Officer

Corporate Services - NHS Fife

Telephone - 01592 643355 ext 8569

Email - [3][NHS Fife request email]

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