Freedom of Information Team
Our Ref: FOI/2019.096/JM
The Oast
Date: 15 April 2019
Unit D, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane
Barming
Ola Michalik
Maidstone
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
ME16 9NT
Phone: 01622 211900
Email: xxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
Dear Ola
Web: www.kentcht.nhs.uk
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
Thank you for your email dated 25 March 2019 requesting information regarding arrangements
for Trust bank and agency locums.
Please find detailed below a summary of your request, together with our response.
Summary of your original request:
Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for Medical locums?
The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust does have an agency service level
agreement in place for medical locums.
Which framework do you currently source staff under?
Staff are sourced under the CPP framework.
Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?
•
Master Vendor
•
Preferred supplier list
•
No arrangement
We contract via a preferred supplier list.
What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3 financial years?
What value goes through your internal bank currently ?
Grand
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Total
Medical Agency
1,495,710
808,851
1,241,257
3,545,819
Medical Bank
139,922
133,816
456,897
730,635
Grand Total
1,635,632
942,667
1,698,155
4,276,454
Do you have a bank for medical locums?
Yes, we have a bank for medical locums.
Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for this per annum or if per
transaction please confirm?
We do not manage on this system.
Do you have any company that runs this for you? If yes how much do you pay for this per
annum or if per transaction please confirm?
We do not have a company that runs this for the Trust.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of
the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
xxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.
Please remember to quote the reference number in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly
to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, and Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Act Team
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust copyright
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