29 August 2014
Cliftonville
Northampton
Mr T Henry
NN1 5BD
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Dear Mr T Henry
Request under Freedom of Information Act 2000
Request Ref: NGFOI 14/15: 153
Response Letter
Thank you for your request for information received at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
(NGH) on 08.07.14.
I am pleased that we are now able to provide you with the additional information for your request.
You requested:
1. Total staff (Non-agency and agency) Whole Time Equivalents per Pathology Service - and
Section/Specialism if available, i.e. Blood Sciences: Haematology, Blood transfusion,
Biochemistry; Microbiology; Immunology - per month of 2014, up to and including the latest
available data (preferably including any figures covering July 1st-7th 2014).
2. For the same months of the same period (including any incomplete calendar months), for
each of the same Pathology Services (and Sections/Specialisms if available): Total
agency/locum WTEs and actual OR estimated spend on agency/locum staff.
Response from Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH):
TOTAL WTE WORKED
Department
Jul-14 * as at
31st July
MICROBIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY
26.71
CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
32.68
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
0.00
HAEMATOLOGY
6.22
BIOCHEMISTRY
5.95
PRE-ANALYTICAL
32.62
ANTENATAL BID (BTS)
0.00
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
12.41
Total Agency Spent
Jul 1st-6th
CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
1,303
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NON NHS PROF & TECH STAFF
620
NON NHS A & C STAFF
1,922
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
NON NHS PROF & TECH STAFF
6,816
TOTAL
6,816
The only agency spend between Jan and June was within Cellular Pathology as stated in the
previous response letter.
We hope that you will find the information provided both informative and helpful. We also hope that
you will be satisfied with the manner in which we have dealt with your Freedom of Information
request. If not, please do let me know or you may ask for an independent internal review under the
Freedom of Information complaints procedure at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. Internal
review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of this response.
Please see the attached leaflet.
If you remain dissatisfied after the internal review, you may make an approach to the Information
Commissioner as outlined in the attached leaflet.
This completes the Trust response to your request, but please note:
The information provided is the property of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
and subject to Copyright Protection, Intellectual Property and Database Rights. You are
free to use the information supplied for your own use, including non-commercial
research purposes. However, any other type of re-use including for example publishing
the information or issuing copies to the public or any commercial application or use of
this information may be subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector
Information Regulations 2005. This means that if you wish to re-use the information
provided for commercial purposes for any reason you must ask us for permission to do
so. Should we agree that you can use the information it will be subject to the issue of a
licence, which may or may not involve a fee.
If you have any questions about this process please contact:
Information Governance Manager
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Cliftonville, Northampton
NN1 5BD
Tel.(direct dial): 01604 523881
E-mail – xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
If t here is anything you need clarification on, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above
address or if by e-mail t
o xxx@xxx.xxx.xx quoting the reference NGFOI 14/15:153 in any futu
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communications.
You
rs sincerely
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Angela Twiselton
Information Governance Assistant
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
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