Agency Recruitment

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Dear The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to request the following information under the freedom of information act:

1. How many doctors have been booked outside of IR35 since April 2017?
2. What is your yearly trust spend on agency locum doctors via framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
3. What is your yearly trust spend on agency locum doctors via OFF-framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
4. What is your average total charge rate for a locum consultant doctor?
5. Who is the highest paid locum Consultant, what is the hourly rate and in what specialty do they practice?
6. Please can you outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and specialty of doctor over the past 12 months?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Steve Mountain

Freedom of Information, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ref No: FOI 1819353

 

Dear Steve

 

Thank you for your email of 11 October 2018 where you requested
information about Agency Doctor spend from The Royal Bournemouth and
Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH).

 

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Dear Freedom of Information,

I'm yet to receive a response to my questions within the allotted time frame set out by the FOI act, please advise?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain

Freedom of Information, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hi Steve

We apologise for the delay in responding to your FOI request. It was forwarded to the relevant department who have now been reminded and we will respond as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Dear Freedom of Information,

I haven't received a response regarding my questions within the time scales set out by the FOI act, please advise?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain

Dear Freedom of Information,

Please can you give me an update?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain

Freedom of Information, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Steve

 

We apologise for the delay in sending your response, the relevant
department is still being chased and we will be in touch as soon as
possible.

 

Many thanks,

 

Freedom of Information Team

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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