Communications & Public Relations Spend
Dear Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
Please provide your total spend on communications and public relations for the last three financial year's (20/21,21/22,22/23). For each year I would like a breakdown containing the following information:
• Spend on communications and public relations activities.
• Total number of communications and public relations employees.
• Total salary cost for all communications and public relations employees
Yours faithfully,
Liam Porter
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref No: 24-048
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Freedom of Information Assistant
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG
Email: [email address]
Dear Sir/Madam
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref No: 24-048
Response to request dated 19/01/2024 made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000
Questions and Response:
Please provide your total spend on communications and public relations for
the last three financial year's (20/21,21/22,22/23). For each year I would
like a breakdown containing the following information:
• Spend on communications and public relations activities.
20/21 21/22 22/23
£280,872 £340,242 £329,734
• Total number of communications and public relations employees.
20/21 21/22 22/23
WTE WTE WTE
6.37 5.20 5.11
((Whole Time Equivalent WTE) Staff paid at 31 March for each of the
financial years)
• Total salary cost for all communications and public relations
employees
20/21 21/22 22/23
£182,039 £239,134 £284,190
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Kind Regards
Freedom of Information Assistant
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG
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