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Dear Mersey Care 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,, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Mountain

Thank you for your request for information which is receiving our attention.

Your request was received on 24 September 2018, therefore you are entitled, under the Freedom of Information Act, to receive a response by 22 October 2018.

Your reference number is REF MCT/FOI/2018/4683.

Many thanks and kind regards,

The FOI Team
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Offices
V7, Kings Business Park
Prescot, Merseyside
L34 1PJ
Phone - 0151 473 2740
Email - [email address]
www.merseycare.nhs.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Mountain [mailto:[FOI #521505 email]]
Sent: 24 September 2018 14:18
To: Freedom Of Information,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Recruitment

Dear Mersey Care 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

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Dear Mr Mountain

Please find herewith attached a reply to your Freedom of Information request.

Please also find herewith attached a Satisfaction Survey with regards to the service provided by our trust in respect of your request which we would be grateful if you could please complete and return at your earliest convenience.

Many thanks and kind regards,

The FOI Team
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Offices
V7, Kings Business Park
Prescot, Merseyside
L34 1PJ
Phone - 0151 473 2740
Email - [email address]
www.merseycare.nhs.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Mountain [mailto:[FOI #521505 email]]
Sent: 24 September 2018 14:18
To: Freedom Of Information,
Subject: Ref-4683 - Agency Spend

Dear Mersey Care 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

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