Agency Recruitment

The request was successful.

Dear Calderdale and Huddersfield 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

FOI, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Steve

Freedom of Information Ref 592.2018

With reference to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act, this is an acknowledgement that Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has received and started the process relating to your request for information. Please use our reference number in all future correspondence.

In accordance with Trust policy and the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a period of 20 working days is assigned for processing your request. [Working days within the NHS refers to Mon-Fri.] We will provide you with an explanation if we find that there is any reason why this period may extend beyond the period prescribed by the Act.

Please contact us if you have any queries regarding the procedure.

Kind regards

FOI Office
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
T: 01484 355933
E:[email address]

show quoted sections

FOI, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

1 Attachment

Dear Steve

Further to your recent FOI request, please find below and attached the response from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are unhappy with this response you have the right to access our complaints procedure; please contact the Company Secretary, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Lindley, Huddersfield HD3 3EA. [email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.gov.uk

FOI Office
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
E:[email address]

CHFT RESPONSE

Question 1 - no none IR 35 compliant staff used in 2017.

Please see answers attached for question 2-6.

show quoted sections