Dear Ms Minogue,

Thank you for your FOI request sent on 13th August 2019. You asked:

Please provide the total agency spend of your Trust, for the last financial year, and the total hours supplied by temporary agency staff to your Trust, for the following staffing categories:

Staffing Provision                                       Total Hours FY (2018/19)     Total Yearly Spend (2018/19)

General Nursing                        

Theatres (Nursing)                    

Healthcare Assistants               

RMNs (where Applicable)                      

Doctors (All Specialisms)                     

AHP/HSS                     

Non-Medical Non-Clinical                      

Emergency Nurse Practitioner/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner                 

Please can you ensure that responses are replied to in line with the governance of freedom of information requests.

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I can confirm the Trust holds information that falls within the definition of your request. Furthermore I can confirm under Section 21 of the Act that this information is reasonably available to you by other means as it is published via our Publication Scheme. Specifically, our FOI responses page, https://www.sath.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/responses/ these publications give all agency spend, as they are reported. Please note that we would not provide annual spend alongside hours worked as this could calculate the hourly wage commissioned by the Trust to agency staff. This would breach both section 41, ‘Data Protection’ of the Act and section 43, ‘Commercial Sensitivity’ as these rates would have been agreed within the contract between the Trust and the Agency.

Please also find attached a briefing which explains your rights to request a review by the Trust or to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are not satisfied with the response from the Trust, and an outline of the Trust’s policy on the Reuse of Public Sector Information.

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Kind regards,

Sophie Cole

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From: COLE, Sophie (SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST)
Sent: 14 August 2019 17:32
To: 'Jacqui Minogue'
Subject: 19-0835 FOI Request: Agency Spend by Discipline 2018/2019

Dear Ms Monogue,

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

The Trust acknowledges your request and it is being processed as a new request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you if necessary and you will be required to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.                                                                            

                                                                  

Please find attached a briefing which explains:

 

If you have any queries regarding this email, please contact me and quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Kind regards,

Sophie Cole

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Sophie Cole

Assurance Team and Freedom of Information Administrator

Suite 5, Stretton House|

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | Mytton Oak Road | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | SY3 8XQ

 

Telephone 01743 261087

Email [email address]  

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jacqui Minogue [mailto:[FOI #596940 email]]
Sent: 13 August 2019 09:54
To: FOI requests at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Healthcare Agency spend by Discipline ( Temporary Workers) FY 2018/2019

Dear The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust,

Please provide the total agency spend of your Trust, for the last financial year, and the total hours supplied by temporary agency staff to your Trust, for the following staffing categories:

Staffing Provision                                       Total Hours FY (2018/19)     Total Yearly Spend (2018/19)

General Nursing                        

Theatres (Nursing)                    

Healthcare Assistants               

RMNs (where Applicable)                      

Doctors (All Specialisms)                     

AHP/HSS                     

Non-Medical Non-Clinical                      

Emergency Nurse Practitioner/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner                 

Please can you ensure that responses are replied to in line with the governance of freedom of information requests.

Yours faithfully,

Jacqui Minogue

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