Agency Recruitment
Dear Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership 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 (past 12 months) on agency locum doctors via framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
3. What is your yearly trust spend (past 12 months) 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
Dear Sirs
Request for Information
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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
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Dear Sirs
Request for Information
I write further to your request FOI ID 15904 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 regarding:-
Agency spend
Following an investigation and search of our records I can confirm the
following Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT)
information:-
1. How many doctors have been booked outside of IR35 since April
2017?
Nil
2. What is your yearly trust spend (past 12 months) on agency locum
doctors via framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
Grade
Care Group / Speciality: Agency Medical Consultant Other Total
Community Recovery 351,487 115,055 466,542
Acute 200,249 64,276 264,525
OPMH Services 28,495 173,718 202,213
Forensic & Spec Services 128,954 35,603 164,558
Support Services - 7,736 7,736
1,105,574
3. What is your yearly trust spend (past 12 months) on agency locum
doctors via OFF-framework agencies, broken down into grade and specialty?
Nil
4. What is your average total charge rate for a locum consultant
doctor?
Consultant rate is £77.07 per hour (total charge)
5. Who is the highest paid locum Consultant, what is the hourly rate
and in what specialty do they practice?
2x Locum consultant are paid at £85.06 per hour
6. Please can you outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade
and specialty of doctor over the past 12 months
Please find attached
I confirm that the information above/attached completes your request under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am also pleased to confirm that no
charge will be made for this request.
If you have any queries about this response please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communication
Yours Sincerely
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Leanne McDougall PC.dp PC.foi CertHE-Law
Head of Information Governance
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Information Governance Department
St Michaels House
St Michaels Road
Sittingbourne
Kent, ME10 3DW
01795 514507
07468 763793
[2][email address]
[3]www.kmpt.nhs.uk
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[4]cid:image001.jpg@01D33770.43B8B680
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