Agency Staffing
Dear West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust,
Please can you provide me with further information on the supply of
agency Staff to your trust/authority. Please could you advise on
the agency/locum spend for the following categories during the
following time periods:
Categories:
All Allied Health Professions (AHP)
All Health Science Services (HSS)
Radiography / Medical Imaging
Physiotherapy
Pathology
Pharmacy
Mortuary
Nursing
Medical Locums (Doctors)
Time periods:
2006 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2007 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2008 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2009 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2010 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
2010 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
2010 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
2010 (Q4 – 1st October – 31st December)
2011 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
2011 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
2011 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
Please outline details of any current framework or preferred
supplier list in place for the supply of agency/locum staff within
the above categories to your trust/authority along with details on
any renewal dates or plans to re-procure the agreements.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours faithfully,
Rob Charlton
I am writing to confirm that the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has now
completed its search for the information which you requested on 19
December 2011
Please see attached
Please can you provide me with further information on the supply of
agency Staff to your trust/authority. Please could you advise on
the agency/locum spend for the following categories during the
following time periods:
Categories:
All Allied Health Professions (AHP)
All Health Science Services (HSS)
Radiography / Medical Imaging
Physiotherapy
Pathology
Pharmacy
Mortuary
Nursing
Medical Locums (Doctors)
Time periods:
2006 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2007 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2008 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2009 (1st Jan-31st Dec)
2010 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
2010 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
2010 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
2010 (Q4 – 1st October – 31st December)
2011 (Q1 – 1st Jan – 31st March)
2011 (Q2 – 1st April – 30th June)
2011 (Q3 – 1st July – 30th September)
Please outline details of any current framework or preferred
supplier list in place for the supply of agency/locum staff within
the above categories to your trust/authority along with details on
any renewal dates or plans to re-procure the agreements.
We do not have a preferred supplier, all our agencies are sourced via the
Government procurement website.
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If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to. Chief Executive, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust,
Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.
Barry Moult
Barry Moult
Information Governance Manager
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