Use of temporary agency staff

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Dear NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group,

How many of each of the following staff types are currently working for the organisation on a temporary (agency) basis:

• CHC Assessors
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Qualified Social Workers
• Best Interests Assessors
• Approved Mental Health Practitioners

How much did your organisation spend on temporary (agency) workers in each of the following categories in the calendar year 2018:

• CHC Assessors
• Mental Health Practitioners
• Qualified Social Workers
• Best Interests Assessors
• Approved Mental Health Practitioners

Yours faithfully,

Bob Lee

Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

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Reference: FOI 30894 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Lee,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 30 April
2019 regarding documents and services relating to Use of temporary agency
staff.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

•          NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

 

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 30 May 2019

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [1]https://ico.org.uk/ .

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Yasmin

 

Yasmin Fraser | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

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Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

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Reference: FOI 30894 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Lee,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 30 April
2019 regarding documents and services relating to Use of temporary agency
staff.

 

Under section 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I can
confirm that the below CCG does not hold the information requested. 
Please see the table attached where you will be signposted as to where
this information may be held. 

 

o NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

 

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request for information, then in accordance with the Act you may ask us to
conduct a review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original e-mail and
should be addressed to:

 

Freedom of Information Reviews, Freedom of Information Manager, Southgate
House, Pans Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5EQ.

or email: [1][email address]

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a
decision unless you have already exhausted NHS South, Central and West
Commissioning Support Unit's internal review procedure.  The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:  The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK6 5AF.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act can be sourced on
the Information Commissioner's website: [2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Kerry Chappelow | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

 

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

[3]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

Please be aware that all e-mails received and sent by this organisation
are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed
to a third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted.

 

From: Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: 30 April 2019 13:11
To: [FOI #572026 email]
Subject: FOI 30894 BAN 11E- Use of temporary agency staff - FOI Request

 

Reference: FOI 30894 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Lee,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 30 April
2019 regarding documents and services relating to Use of temporary agency
staff.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

•          NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

 

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 30 May 2019

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [4]https://ico.org.uk/ .

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Yasmin

 

Yasmin Fraser | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

[5]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

Please be aware that all e-mails received and sent by this organisation
are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed
to a third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted.

 

 

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Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

3 Attachments

Reference: FOI 30894 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Lee,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 30 April
2019 regarding documents and services relating to Use of temporary agency
staff.

 

Under section 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I can
confirm that the below CCG does not hold the information requested. 
Please see the table attached where you will be signposted as to where
this information may be held. 

 

o NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

 

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request for information, then in accordance with the Act you may ask us to
conduct a review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original e-mail and
should be addressed to:

 

Freedom of Information Reviews, Freedom of Information Manager, Southgate
House, Pans Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5EQ.

or email: [1][email address]

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a
decision unless you have already exhausted NHS South, Central and West
Commissioning Support Unit's internal review procedure.  The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:  The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK6 5AF.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act can be sourced on
the Information Commissioner's website: [2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Kerry Chappelow | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

 

South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

[3]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

Please be aware that all e-mails received and sent by this organisation
are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed
to a third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted.

 

From: Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT)
Sent: 30 April 2019 13:11
To: [FOI #572026 email]
Subject: FOI 30894 BAN 11E- Use of temporary agency staff - FOI Request

 

Reference: FOI 30894 BAN 11E

 

 

Dear Mr Lee,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 30 April
2019 regarding documents and services relating to Use of temporary agency
staff.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

•          NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG

 

 

 

We will be dealing with your request for information in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 30 May 2019

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [4]https://ico.org.uk/ .

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Yasmin

 

Yasmin Fraser | Freedom of Information (FOI) Officer

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

 

[5]www.scwcsu.nhs.uk

 

Please be aware that all e-mails received and sent by this organisation
are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed
to a third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted.

 

 

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