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Freedom of Information Team
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Dear Yasmin

We apologise sincerely for the delay in responding to your request. Please
find the Trust’s response annotated below.

Kind regards,

FOI and Policy Team

Royal Berkshire   FOI and Policy Team
NHS  Foundation Trust
Corporate Governance

Email: [1][email address]

Web: [2]www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

From: Yasmin Marsh <[FOI #1111586 email]>
Sent: 03 April 2024 16:55
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Physician associates on doctors
rotas

Dear Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 regarding the use of Physician Associates (PAs) for covering doctor
shifts within your hospital/Trust. Specifically, I would like to know:

Over the last 6 months, how many doctor shifts*, categorised by
department/specialty, have been covered by Physician Associates? Please
include all types of shifts (day, night, weekend).

*Doctor shifts would include shifts covered by foundation doctors
(FY1/FY2), locally employed doctors, core/specialist trainees and
registrars. They may be refered to as 'F1 shifts', 'SHO shifts' or
'Registrar shifts', but I would advise liasing with your medical staffing
team to clarify the exact terminology used by your organisation.  Please
see attached.

Worker No. of
Department Grade Shift Grade shifts
Physician SHO
Emergency Associate (FY2/ST1/2/CT1/2) 70
Medicine Trainee
Physician SHO
Associate (FY2/ST1/2/CT1/2) 1
Trainee
ENT Physician SHO
Associate (FY2/ST1/2/CT1/2) 1
Total shifts 72

Yours faithfully,

Yasmin Marsh

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