Resident Medical Officers
Dear FOI team,
I am writing to you to ask for information under FOI Act 2000 relating to the use of Resident Medical Officers [RMOs] also referred to as Resident Doctors and/or Senior House Officers [SHOs] supplied by agencies to your trust.
Please provide the following information:
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-Does the Trust use or has the Trust ever used RMOs supplied by agencies?
-If so, how many are being used currently? If you can’t answer this, could you please tell us how many contracted hours do RMOs provide for the trust per month or per year?
-How many hours would an RMO be working in any given week and any given month? What is their shift pattern?
-What are the departments within the trust where RMOs work (for example orthopaedic, mental health, general medicine, surgery etc).
-How much does the trust pay to NES Healthcare Ltd (or any other NES company within NES Holdings (UK) Limited group) per hour per RMO? Please ideally break this down by grade and if it’s not possible tell us the average rate.
-If the trust receives RMOs from agencies other than NES Healthcare Ltd please tell us the names of those agencies and rates paid to each per RMO per hour.
-What was the Trust's total spend on RMOs in 2020, 2021 and 2022? Please break this down by agencies suppling RMOs.
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If you need any further information from me in order to deal with my request, please reply to this email and I will offer clarification.
If you are encountering practical difficulties with complying with this request, please contact me as soon as possible (in line with your section 16 duty to advise and assist requesters) so that we can discuss the matter and if necessary I can modify the request.
Please can you acknowledge receipt of this request.
Many thanks for your assistance
Dr Matthew Kneale
Dear Mr Kneale,
We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request has been assigned the following reference number FOI 539-22 and we would be grateful if you could quote this reference number in any future correspondence relating to your request.
The Trust is experiencing unprecedented delays in many areas of our business due to the recovery from the pandemic and resources may be diverted away from usual compliance or information governance work. Whilst we will endeavour to respond to your request within the statutory time period, regrettably it may not always be possible to do so. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, however we do remain committed to responding to your request and will do so as soon as we are able.
We will endeavour to respond to your request at the earliest opportunity, subject to the following constraints:-
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent the release of the information you have requested. If any of the exemption categories apply, the information will not be released to you and we will advise you accordingly, including your rights of appeal.
Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:-
Information Commissioner’s Office
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If you require any further information regarding your request please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Informatics
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
3rd Floor, Cobbett House
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
T: 0161 701 0375
E: [MFT request email]
Dear Mr Kneale,
Please find attached the response to your recent FOI request.
We apologise for the delay in our response and any inconvenience this may
have caused.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Informatics
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
3^rd Floor, Cobbett House
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
T: 0161 701 0375
E: [1][MFT request email]
[2]www.mft.nhs.uk
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