Locum Ageny Spend Pharmacy
Dear Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I would like to make a freedom of information request for:
1) The number of locum/ agency staff at the trust within the
pharmacy department AND the total locum spend within that job
group from
this financial tax year to date.
2) The number of permanent members of staff within the pharmacy
department
3) Please can you confirm the names of the organisations you
procure these agency staff from?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Wilding
Dear Mr Wilding,
FOI ref: 2015/0926
Thank you for your request for information dated 6th August 2015.
We will consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You should receive a response within 20 working days, in this case by 4th September 2015.
The information you have requested might not be given to you if it is exempt or contains references to third parties.
We will inform you if:
• we are unable to achieve this deadline. We aim to give you a revised due date as soon as possible.
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• we need to transfer your request (in full or part) to another public authority so we can fully answer your request.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me quoting the reference number above.
Kind regards
Sarah Browne
Senior Information Governance & Risk Officer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7SR
Website: www.penninecare.nhs.uk
[1][FOI #284590 email]
Dear Mr Wilding,
FOI ref: 2015/0926
Further to your email below, I can now respond to your request dated 6^th
August 2015.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Pennine
Care NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to locate the requested information
and I can confirm that the information requested is held by the Trust.
1) “The number of locum/ agency staff at the trust within the pharmacy
department AND the total locum spend within that job group from this
financial tax year to date.”
Total number of locum/agency staff within the Pharmacy department is 1.0
wte. Spend for 2015/16 to date is £6,233.78
2) “The number of permanent members of staff within the pharmacy
department”
The number of permanent members of staff within the Pharmacy department is
24 (made up of 21.1 wte)
3) Please can you confirm the names of the organisations you procure
these agency staff from?
HCL Healthcare
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write or contact the team on telephone number 0161 716 3147 quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Julie Higginbottom
Information Governance Administrator
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
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Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
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