Dear North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust,

I am completing some research on temporary staffing, hours, rates and breeches. Please answer each of the 5 questions and sub questions below, the answers are simple single text or numeric answers so should be easy to answer.

1. 1. What framework do you utilise to secure each of the following staff categories?
1.1. Temporary Nursing
1.2. Medical Locums

2. Do you utilise any other framework in the purchasing of temporary workers from each of the staff categories?
2.1. Temporary Nursing
2.2. Medical Locums

3. For the period 01 April to 30 June, please indicate your NHSi Cap breach rate as a percentage of all individually priced jobs (i.e. 78% breeched) for each of the following staff categories/months:
3.1. Temporary Nursing March
3.2. Temporary Nursing April
3.3. Temporary Nursing May
3.4. Medical Locums March
3.5. Medical Locums April
3.6. Medical Locums May

4. Specifically, for F2 and Speciality/Staff Grade in Accident and Emergency please detail the highest and lowest hourly Charge & Pay rate in the same period:
4.1. April Lowest Charge Rate - £
4.2. April Highest Charge Rate - £
4.3. April Lowest Pay Rate - £
4.4. April Highest Pay Rate - £
4.5. May Lowest Charge Rate - £
4.6. May Highest Charge Rate - £
4.7. May Lowest Pay Rate - £
4.8. May Highest Pay Rate - £
4.9. June Lowest Charge Rate - £
4.10. June Highest Charge Rate - £
4.11. June Lowest Pay Rate - £
4.12. June Highest Pay Rate - £

5. Please answer the following, inserting your total spend and hours relating to each grade of Doctor and Nurse for the months indicated.
5.1. Medical Locums – Consultant Grade
5.1.1. March Total Hours
5.1.2. March Total Spend £
5.1.3. April Total Hours
5.1.4. April Total Spend £
5.1.5. May Total Hours
5.1.6. May Total Spend £

5.2. Medical Locums – Specialty Doctor (formerly Staff Grade)
5.2.1. March Total Hours
5.2.2. March Total Spend £
5.2.3. April Total Hours
5.2.4. April Total Spend £
5.2.5. May Total Hours
5.2.6. May Total Spend £

5.3. Temporary Nursing – Band 5
5.3.1. March Total Hours
5.3.2. March Total Spend £
5.3.3. April Total Hours
5.3.4. April Total Spend £
5.3.5. May Total Hours
5.3.6. May Total Spend £

5.4. Temporary Nursing – Band 6
5.4.1. March Total Hours
5.4.2. March Total Spend £
5.4.3. April Total Hours
5.4.4. April Total Spend £
5.4.5. May Total Hours
5.4.6. May Total Spend £

Yours faithfully,

Ian White

Dear Pass Marie (RLY) NSCHT,

This request for information should have been responded to by the 02 August, please update this request in line with the FOI guidelines.

Yours sincerely,

Ian White