Agency Spend

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Dear Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to make a freedom of information request for the number of locum/ agency staff within Pharmacy currently in the trust and the total locum spend within that job group from the last financial tax year.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Ellerker

Dear Sir

Freedom of Information Act 2000 –Ref No: 14-315

Please find below the response to your request dated 22/08/2014.

Currently working for Pharmacy on trust business we have 2 pharmacy technicians and 2 pharmacists. In addition to this working within the anticoagulation service and on SLA business we have 1 pharmacy technician and 1.2 pharmacists.

The expenditure on locum/agency pharmacy staff was £436,675 for 2013/14.

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Information Governance and Corporate Records Manager - Information Governance Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Direct Dial: 01925 635911 Internal Ext: 5673 IT Dept, Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, WA5 1QG www.warringtonandhaltonhospitals.nhs.uk

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From: Chris Ellerker [mailto:[FOI #226484 email]]
Sent: 22 August 2014 08:30
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Spend

Dear Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

I would like to make a freedom of information request for the number of locum/ agency staff within Pharmacy currently in the trust and the total locum spend within that job group from the last financial tax year.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Ellerker

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