Agency Recruitment

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS 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

SWBH-GM-FOIRequests (SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Thank you for your freedom of information request received on 28 September 2018 (below).

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days after the date of receipt as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances we may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised timescale at the earliest opportunity.

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Clare Dooley
Head of Corporate Governance/Trust Board Secretary
Tel: 0121 507 3837
[email address]
Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ

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From: Steve Mountain [mailto:[FOI #522447 email]]
Sent: 28 September 2018 14:59
To: SWBH-GM-FOIRequests (SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Recruitment

Dear Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS 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 SWBH-GM-FOIRequests (SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST),

I am yet to receive a response to my questions within the time frame set out by the FOI act, please advise?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain

Dear SWBH-GM-FOIRequests (SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST),

My request is now long overdue, please can you advise?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain