Agency Staffing

Dear Mr Charlton

 

Thank you for your email of 19 December 2011 requesting information as
stated below.

 

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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 
 
For Freedom of Information Office
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Tel No:  01227 766877 Ext 73642
E mail: [1][East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust request email]

>>> Rob Charlton <[FOI #97504 email]> 19/12/2011
15:52 >>>
     Dear East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust,
    
     Please can you provide me with further information on the supply of
     agency Staff to your trust/authority. Please could you advise on
     the agency/locum spend for the following categories during the
     following time periods:
    
     Categories:
     All Allied Health Professions (AHP)
     All Health Science Services (HSS)
     Radiography / Medical Imaging
     Physiotherapy
     Pathology
     Pharmacy
     Mortuary
     Nursing
     Medical Locums (Doctors)
    
     Time periods:
     2006 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
     2007 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
     2008 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
     2009 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
     2010 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
     2010 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
     2010 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
     2010 (Q4 – 1st October – 31st December)
     2011 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
     2011 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
     2011 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
    
     Please outline details of any current framework or preferred
     supplier list in place for the supply of agency/locum staff within
     the above categories to your trust/authority along with details on
     any renewal dates or plans to re-procure the agreements.
    
     Thank you for your attention.
    
     Yours faithfully,
    
     Rob Charlton
    
    

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Dear Mr Charlton

 

Thank you for your email of 19 December 2011 where you requested
information about the following:

 

1.  Please can you provide me with further information on the supply
of agency Staff to your trust/authority. Please could you advise on the
agency/locum spend for the following categories during the following time
periods:

    

     Categories:

     All Allied Health Professions (AHP)

     All Health Science Services (HSS)

     Radiography / Medical Imaging

     Physiotherapy

     Pathology

     Pharmacy

     Mortuary

     Nursing

     Medical Locums (Doctors)

    

     Time periods:

     2006 (1st Jan-31st Dec)

     2007 (1st Jan-31st Dec)

     2008 (1st Jan-31st Dec)

     2009 (1st Jan-31st Dec)

     2010 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)

     2010 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)

     2010 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)

     2010 (Q4 – 1st October – 31st December)

     2011 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)

     2011 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)

     2011 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)

    

 

We can confirm that East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
holds the information you have requested relating to agency / locum spend
and is set out as attached. 

 

2.  Please outline details of any current framework or preferred supplier
list in place for the supply of agency/locum staff within

the above categories to your trust/authority along with details on any
renewal dates or plans to re-procure the agreements.

 

We can confirm that East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
(EKHUFT) holds the information you have requested relating to details of
any current framework or preferred supplier list in place for the supply
of agency / locum staff.  The approved medical locum suppliers as of
1/11/2011 are: 

 

Evergood 

A&E Agency

Thames 

DRC Locums 

Medacs 

Interact Medical 

Provide Medical 

Promedical 

Idoctors 

Thames Medics 

 

We can confirm that EKHUFT intends to conduct a mini competition using the
framework agreements available, at that time,  for a new contract
beginning October 2012.

 

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You are free to use it for your own purposes, including for private study
and non-commercial research, and for any other purpose authorised by an
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Re-use of Public Sector Information 2005, you must first ask our
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and the application of a fee. 

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to Peter Murphy, Acting Trust
Secretary & Director of HR & Corporate Affairs, via the Freedom of
Information Office – [1][email address]

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

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the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF [email:  [2][email address]]

 

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questionnaire by way of feedback on the service provided to you in
relation to this request.  

www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/...

 

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A hard copy of the questionnaire is available on request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

For Freedom of Information Office
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Tel No:  01227 766877 Ext 73642
E mail: [3][East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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