Request for funding for pharmacy department locums at NHS Grampian

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Dear Grampian Health Board,

PLEASE NOTE: 'Pharmacy Locums' refers to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians & pharmacy assistants/assistant technical officers.

1) What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for pharmacy locums from 1st April 2023 to 1st April 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding

2) What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for pharmacy locums from 1st April 2023 to 1st April 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding.

3) How many Framework Agencies have supplied solely for pharmacy locums to the Trust from 1st April 2023 to 1st April 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per, specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.

4) How many Off-Framework Agencies have supplied solely for pharmacy locums to the Trust from 1st April 2023 to 1st April 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per, specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.

5) How many requirements came out for the pharmacy agency staff from 1st April 2023 to 1st April 2024, please break this down per month.

- Pharmacy under AHP

6) In relation to question 5 please provide what the fill rate for those requirements were with Framework Agency workers against Trust Bank workers.

7) What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency pharmacy locums and who is responsible for managing them?

8) In relation to question 7 please can you please provide me with the name, contact number & email address of the person responsible for agreeing temporary pharmacy agency contracts for your Trust?

Yours faithfully,

Biscuit James

GRAM Foi, Grampian Health Board

OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Biscuit,

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

 

Thank you for your email dated 28 March 2024, requesting information
regarding pharmacy locums. We have recorded this request and are currently
processing it in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002.

 

A response to your request for information is due by 26 April 2024. Please
allow for delivery time.

 

We will contact you again in due course.

 

Best wishes,

 

Hollie

 

Hollie Baxter

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

 

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

Cornhill Road

Aberdeen

AB25 2ZG

 

Phone: 01224 551319

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Dear Mr James

 

Please find attached response to your request.

 

I apologise for the delay which was beyond our direct control.

 

Regards

 

Chris

 

Chris Morrice

Senior Information Governance Officer

NHS Grampian

Rosehill House

ARI

AB25 2ZG

 

Email: [email address]

 

 

 

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