Agency Spenditure on AHP, Nurses & Social Care for 2010

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Michelle Harrison-Bradley

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Primary Care Trust (PCT),

Please could you advise the following:

The total agency spend for the period Jan 2010 to end of Dec 2010

for Allied Health Professionals (not administrators)
for Nursing Staff (not administrators)
For Social Care Staff (QSW and unqualified Support Staff only, not
administrators)

Please could you show these figures separately.

Yours faithfully,

Michelle Harrison-Bradley

FOI, Bath and North East Somerset Primary Care Trust (PCT)

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Glyn Young, Bath and North East Somerset Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Hi Michelle

Re: Freedom of Information Enquiry Ref 1796

Thank-you for your email of 16^th February 2011requesting information
recorded under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
this Act and I can confirm that the Trust is holding information that is
relevant to your enquiry.  To provide you with data covering the
requested calendar years would be outside the scope of the Freedom of
Information Act (section 12 - Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds
appropriate limit). To assist you with your enquiry we have provided data
covering the financial years 2009/10 and 2010/11 (year to date).   

Request Response
The total agency spend for the period April 2009 09/10 = £207k
to March 2010 and April 2010 to December 2010
for: (a) Allied Health Professionals (not 10/11 Apr - Dec = £127k
administrators)
The total agency spend for the period April 2009 09/10 = £628k
to March 2010 and April 2010 to December for:
(b) for Nursing Staff (not administrators) 10/11 Apr - Dec = £425k

The total agency spend for the period April 2009 09/10 = £96k
to March 2010 and April 2010 to December for :
(c) Social Care Staff (QSW and unqualified 10/11 Apr - Dec = £51k
Support Staff only, not administrators)

I trust that this information provides you with a suitable response to
your enquiry. If not and you feel that your request has not been
satisfactorily answered, then the Trust has an internal review procedure
for dealing with complaints received under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 whereby your case is presented to the Chairman for an independent
review/decision. Alternatively, you do have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioners Office after any internal review procedure has
been exhausted. The Information Commissioners Office is an independent
body that enforces the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act
and the Environmental Information regulations. The address of the
Information Commissioner is Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Regards

Glyn Young

Information Governance Manager

Trust Headquarters

NHS Bath & North & East Somerset

Tel: 01225 831763

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