Dear James Halinson

Thank you for your email requesting information regarding use of agency
staff.

We are treating your correspondence as a request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You should normally expect to receive a further reply from us within 20
working days from the day when your request was originally received by
this Department.

The Trust will endeavour to process your request.  However, in light of
the national emergency and the Trust prioritising Covid-19 staff time is
at a premium to provide and support clinical services and we may not be
able to provide a timely response.

Kind regards

Carol Embriaco on behalf of

Mark M Underwood

Head of Information Governance

Freedom of Information Team

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

The White Building, Littlemore MHC, 33 Sandford Road, Oxford OX4 4XN

From: James Halinson <[FOI #682753 email]>
Sent: 08 August 2020 09:22
To: Foiarfi (RNU) Oxford Health <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Use of agency staff

Dear Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,

I would appreciate if you could provide some details of the quantity and
cost of using agency staff in mental health wards in Oxford.

Could you please provide the following information broken down by ward

1) number of hours that agency nurses were used for over the past 3 years

2) average cost per hour of agency nurses

3) total cost per year of agency nurses per ward

Thank you for your assistance with this

James Halinson

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From: James Halinson <[FOI #682753 email]>
Sent: 08 August 2020 09:22
To: Foiarfi (RNU) Oxford Health <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Use of agency staff

Dear Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,

I would appreciate if you could provide some details of the quantity and
cost of using agency staff in mental health wards in Oxford.

Could you please provide the following information broken down by ward

1) number of hours that agency nurses were used for over the past 3 years

2) average cost per hour of agency nurses

3) total cost per year of agency nurses per ward

Thank you for your assistance with this

James Halinson

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