Healthcare Agency Spend by Discipline (Temporary Workers) FY 2018/2019

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust did not have the information requested.

Dear King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

Please provide the total agency spend of your Trust, for the last financial year, and the total hours supplied by temporary agency staff to your Trust, for the following staffing categories:

Staffing Provision Total Hours FY (2018/19) Total Yearly Spend (2018/19)
General Nursing
Theatres (Nursing)
Healthcare Assistants
RMNs (where Applicable)
Doctors (All Specialisms)
AHP/HSS
Non-Medical Non-Clinical
Emergency Nurse Practitioner/
Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Please can you ensure that responses are replied to in line with the governance of freedom of information requests.

Yours faithfully,

James Alexander

FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to confirm receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act), dated 7th November 2019.

Please include the FoI reference number given in the subject line of this email if contacting the FoI office.

In accordance with the Act, we aim to respond to your request within twenty working days of receipt. If it becomes clear that provision of the information you have asked for is likely to take longer than twenty working days, I will let you know and give you an expected timescale.

Certain categories of information are exempt from the general right of access provided by the Act. Should your request be deemed to relate to any exempt information, I will advise you accordingly.

As a public authority, the Trust may charge a fee for the information requested. Any fees are calculated in accordance with the regulations issued under the Act. If your request generates a fee payment, I will inform you at the earliest opportunity and provide an estimation of costs.

Please let me know if you require more details or further clarification. You can find out more about the Act and other information resources released by the Trust on our website at: www.kch.nhs.uk

Kind Regards

Freedom of Information Officer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
020 3299 9000
[King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Alexander,

 

Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) dated 7^th November 2019, I am writing to confirm the information
that the Trust does and does not hold. 

 

The text of your request is repeated below the signature lines of this
email.

 

This information is exempted under Section 21 of the Act, which exempts
information accessible to the applicant by other means. Some of this
information is already publicly available on our website, here:
[1]https://www.kch.nhs.uk/about/corporate/f... (please scan down
the page for HR’s FAQ’s).

 

In addition, some of the information requested will be made available in
the near future. This information is also exempted under Section 22 of the
Act, which exempts information intended for future publication (whether a
date has been determined or not).

 

You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
released by the Trust on our website at: [2]www.kch.nhs.uk

 

If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response, you may appeal to us in
the first instance.  For contact details and a copy of our FOI appeal
process, please see our website or email us at [3][King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust request email]

 

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to apply to the Information Commissioner to seek resolution to the
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Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Officer

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS

020 3299 9000

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Dear FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
Good morning
I have referred to your web page for bank and agency spend and it does not provide the information I have requested and provides a non descipt chart? can you kindly provide the correct link or provide the information previously requested

Yours sincerely,

James Alexander

FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr James,

 

If you use the link provided and then 'enable content' on the excel sheet,
you can then select the information you would like to see.

 

So you would need to select:

·         Agency staff group

·         Amount

·         Department

·         Financial year

·         Hours

 

I hope this fulfils your request, but feel free to contact us again should
you have any further queries.

 

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

E-Mail: [1][email address]

 

 

 

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