Insourcing Utilisation
Dear The NHS Trust,
Please can you provide some clarification the below queries:
- Has the trust utilised "Insourcing" with the FY 22/23?
- What was the insourcing spend by the trust for 22/23?
- How was Insourcing procured by the trust? Was a particular framework used?
- Outside of procurement team who is the Senior Officer responsible for Insourcing?
For clarity, 'insourcing' is defined as: "where an NHS organisation sub-contracts medical services/procedures. It differs to locum supply in that the full end to end service is provided, not just staff."
Yours faithfully,
Zoe Upshall
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Good morning Zoe
You mention locum supply. Are you only interested in insourcing of clinical/healthcare services? (As opposed to wider support services)
Kind regards
Sarah Doherty-Browne (she/her)
Information Governance Manager/Deputy Data Protection Officer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
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Email: [email address]
Dear PENNINECARE, Foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),
To clarify - we are only interested in clinical/healthcare services.
Yours sincerely,
Zoe Upshall
Good afternoon Zoe
FOI ref: 2023/0938
Further to your email below, I can now respond to your request.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to locate the requested information and I can confirm that the information requested is held by the Trust.
Has the trust utilised "Insourcing" with the FY 22/23? Yes
What was the insourcing spend by the trust for 22/23? As per the definition provided, £18,076,677
How was Insourcing procured by the trust? Was a particular framework used? Either supplier selected by the Commissioner or partners in tender responses, or through utilisation of tender waivers due to limited market availability
Outside of procurement team who is the Senior Officer responsible for Insourcing? Head of Clinical Services Contracts and Head of Commissioning
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Yours sincerely
Sarah Doherty-Browne
Freedom of Information Team
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
Website: http://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/
Email: [email address]
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