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Dear Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust,

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F1 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F2 Doctors during the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
How many F1 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to the trust?
How many F2 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to the trust?
What department(s) did the trust have F1 and/or F2 agency Doctors working in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
What was the average tenure of an F1 Doctor provided by a recruitment agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
What was the average tenure of an F2 Doctor provided by a recruitment agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
How many unfilled F1 and F2 Doctor posts did the trust have in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?
How many F1 Doctors was the trust short of post allocation from HEE/local deanery?

Yours faithfully,

James Hall

FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST), Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Dear James, 

 

FOI request duly noted – I will ensure you receive a response within the
statutory 20 working day deadline.  

 

It would truly help our statistics for internal reporting if you could
confirm if you are a freelance journalist or from a commercial company?  

 

Please note that in order to gather together the information requested; it
is necessary to share your details within the Trust as your request will
be forwarded onto the relevant departments involved.  

 

As part of our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act, it
will also be necessary to include your request within our disclosure log
published via the Trust’s website. 

 

Regards, 

FOI Act Lead
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 

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From: James Hall <[FOI #749743 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 15:17
To: FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST)
<[Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Junior Doctor Usage
 
Dear Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust,

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F1 Doctors during
the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F2 Doctors during
the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

How many F1 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the
period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to
the trust?

How many F2 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the
period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to
the trust?

What department(s) did the trust have F1 and/or F2 agency Doctors working
in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

What was the average tenure of an F1 Doctor provided by a recruitment
agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

What was the average tenure of an F2 Doctor provided by a recruitment
agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

How many unfilled F1 and F2 Doctor posts did the trust have in the period
01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

How many F1 Doctors was the trust short of post allocation from HEE/local
deanery?

Yours faithfully,

James Hall

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FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST), Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Dear James,

 

Freedom of Information

With reference to your request detailed below, please see the Trust’s
response below in bold text.

 

With regards to F2 spend, the information you have requested is not
recorded in a way that is easily extracted. To be able to respond to your
enquiry it would be necessary to manually check for the information.  To
do this we believe it would take more than the time limit set out under
the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and
Fees) Regulations 2004 to complete the work. The limit set down by the
regulations for public authorities is £450, which amounts to a maximum of
18 hours of search and retrieval time charged at £25.00 per hour, the
hourly rate also specified in the regulations.

Under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Trust is
therefore not required to complete this additional work.

 

If you would prefer the initial enquiry to continue, please let me know
and I will issue a fee’s notice for the total hours required to complete
the work.

 

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:-

 

Complaints / Claims Manager

Admin, Level 3

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

Kent

DA2 8DA

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

If, after we have addressed your complaint, you remain dissatisfied with
how the Trust has responded, you are entitled to appeal to the Information
Commissioner (Tel: 0303 123 1113).

Further details can be found at [2]www.ico.org.uk

                                                           

Kind regards,

 

FOI Act Lead
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

                                                           

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From: James Hall <[3][FOI #749743 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 15:17
To: FREEDOMOFINFORMATION (DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST)
<[4][Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Junior Doctor Usage

 

Dear Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust,

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F1 Doctors during
the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? n/a

What was your total spend with recruitment agencies on F2 Doctors during
the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? See above
How many F1 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the
period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to
the trust? None

How many F2 Doctors provided by recruitment agencies were used in the
period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21 and what was the average hourly charge rate to
the trust? See above

 

What department(s) did the trust have F1 and/or F2 agency Doctors working
in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

·         ED

·         Paediatrics

·         Trauma and Orthopaedics

What was the average tenure of an F1 Doctor provided by a recruitment
agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? n/a

What was the average tenure of an F2 Doctor provided by a recruitment
agency in the period 01.04.20 – 31.03.21? n/a

How many unfilled F1 and F2 Doctor posts did the trust have in the period
01.04.20 – 31.03.21?

·         One ED F2 post

·         One Paediatrics F2 post

How many F1 Doctors was the trust short of post allocation from HEE/local
deanery? None
Yours faithfully,
James Hall
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