Agency staff working in mental health services

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Dear NHS board,

Please can you give information for the following questions for each of the past five financial years

- The number of agency staff paid to work in mental health services, including psychiatric and psychological services, with their work roles listed.

- The total cost of these agency workers for each of the years

- How many patients (with a breakdown of the number of adults and children) have been waiting for psychological or psychiatric treatment for longer than the waiting times prescribed by the Scottish Government

- What is the longest time a patient (adult or child) has waited for psychological or psychiatric treatment

- The number of staff (including psychiatrists and psychologists) working in the mental health service for each of the years

- The number of vacancies advertised for staff to work in the mental health service (including psychiatrists and psychologists) for each of the years

Yours faithfully,

Ewan Cameron

FOI BOARD HQ, Greater Glasgow NHS Board

Dear Mr Cameron
 
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Freedom of Information request : 15276 - Agency staff working in mental
health services
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 8^th August 2019 as
described in your email below.
 
We are dealing with this under our procedures for requests made under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and a response will be issued
as soon as possible or within 20 working days as set out in the Act.
 
If you have any queries about the progress of your request, please contact
me at the details below quoting our reference 15276.
 
Yours Sincerely
 
 
Russell Greig
 
 
Russell Greig | Freedom of Information Officer | NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde
Board HQ | J B Russell House | Gartnavel Royal Hospital
1055 Great Western Road | Glasgow | G12 0XH
e:  [1][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]          t:  0141 201 4460        w: 
[2]www.nhsggc.org.uk
 
When replying please use    [3][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]
 
 
 
 
 

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FOI BOARD HQ, Greater Glasgow NHS Board

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Dear Mr Cameron

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Request for information : 15276 - Agency staff working in mental health
services

 

Further to your email received on 8 August 2019, I am now able to provide
a response on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC).

This is attached together with information that describes your right to
request a review and subsequently to appeal to the Scottish Information
Commissioner if you are dissatisfied with our response or our handling of
your request.

I acknowledge that this response has been issued outwith the statutory
timescales set out in the Act and I apologise for this delay.

 

I hope this is helpful but if you require additional information or if I
can provide further advice and assistance under the Act, please contact me
at the details below.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Alison Flynn | Freedom of Information Manager | NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde

Board HQ | J B Russell House | Gartnavel Royal Hospital

1055 Great Western Road | Glasgow | G12 0XH

e:  [1][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]          t:  0141 201 4461        w: 
[2]BLOCKEDnhsggc[.]org[.]ukBLOCKED

 

When replying please use    [3][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]

 

 

_____________________________________________
From: Greig, Russell On Behalf Of FOI BOARD HQ
Sent: 09 August 2019 15:49
To: '[FOI #596137 email]'
Subject: Freedom of Information request : 15276 - Agency staff working in
mental health services

 

 

Dear Mr Cameron

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Freedom of Information request : 15276 - Agency staff working in mental
health services

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 8^th August 2019 as
described in your email below.

 

We are dealing with this under our procedures for requests made under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and a response will be issued
as soon as possible or within 20 working days as set out in the Act.

 

If you have any queries about the progress of your request, please contact
me at the details below quoting our reference 15276.

 

Yours Sincerely

 

 

Russell Greig

 

 

Russell Greig | Freedom of Information Officer | NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde

Board HQ | J B Russell House | Gartnavel Royal Hospital

1055 Great Western Road | Glasgow | G12 0XH

e:  [4][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]          t:  0141 201 4460        w: 
[5]BLOCKEDnhsggc[.]org[.]ukBLOCKED

 

When replying please use    [6][NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde request email]

 

 

 

 

 

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