Junior Doctor Usage

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Dear Fife NHS Board,

Please can you provide the following information:

 What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F1 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F2 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 How many F1 Doctors provided by agencies were used in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to the trust?
 How many F2 Doctors provided by agencies were used in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to the trust?
 What department(s) did the trust have F1 and/or F2 agency Doctors working in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 What was the average tenure of an F1 Doctor provided by an agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 What was the average tenure of an F2 Doctor provided by an agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 How many unfilled F1 and F2 Doctor posts did the trust have in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
 How many F1 Doctors was the trust short of post allocation from HEE/local deanery?

Yours faithfully,

John Watson

Trigger Sender,

Dear John

Ref: FOISA request FIFENHSIR:354 NHS Fife - Junior Doctor Usage

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NHS Fife - Junior Doctor Usage

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Fife NHS Board

Hello John Watson

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST NHSFifeIR:354.

Thank you for your request made on 23rd April 2021 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOI(S)A) for:

NHS Fife - Junior Doctor Usage

NHS Fife has completed our search for information held in relation to your request and can provide the following response.

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F1 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? £4,636
What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F2 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? £371,464

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The NHS Fife FOI Team