Agency Recruitment

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Croydon Health Services NHS Trust,

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. Do you use agencies for national and international permanent doctor and/or nursing recruitment? If so, do you employ nurses from the Philippines?
2. How many doctors have been booked outside of IR35 since April 2017?
3. What is your yearly trust spend on agency locum doctors via framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
4. What is your yearly trust spend on agency locum doctors via OFF-framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
5. What is your average total charge rate for a locum consultant doctor?
6. Who is the highest paid locum Consultant, what is the hourly rate and in what specialty do they practice?
7. 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

foi (CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST), Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

FOI 972: Our reference New Freedom of Information Request – Acknowledgement

Thank you for your FOI request which is now being considered. Your reference number is: FOI 972, and should be quoted in all your future correspondence relating to this request.

It is anticipated that a response will be communicated to you within 20 working days in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Kind regards

Eunice Hollist
Policy & Freedom of Information Administrator
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Email: [email address]

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Dear foi (CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST),

You have not responded to my request within the allotted time given by the FOI act, please advise?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain

Dear foi (CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST),

I have not received a response to my questions withing the timescales set out by the FOI act, please advise?

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mountain