Use of Insourcing
Dear NHS Trust/Health Board,
Please could you provide the below information:
1. What was the Trust's total insourcing spend for the financial year 2023-2024?
2. Which specialties did the Trust use insourcing for, and which insourcing providers were used for each of these specialties?
3. Does the Trust currently have any live insourcing contracts with suppliers, and if so, which specialties and suppliers are these with?
FYI: 'Insourcing' refers to the employment of a 3rd party organisation to perform clinical services on NHS Trust sites. For example, Dermatology outpatient clinics, theatres, etc.
Yours faithfully,
Zoe Dawkins
Dear Zoe
Reference Number FOI 2024 - 465
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Ref: FOI/2024/465
Dear Zoe
Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.
Requesters Questions and Trust Response:
Please could you provide the below information:
FYI: 'Insourcing' refers to the employment of a 3rd party organisation to
perform clinical services on NHS Trust sites. For example, Dermatology
outpatient clinics, theatres, etc.
1. What was the Trust's total insourcing spend for the financial year
2023-2024?
Values provided for 23/24 are based on the contractual relationships in
place for 23/24 and is the expected value of activity for the full year.
┌────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┐
│ENT & other Surgical Specialties │£501,040 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Breast Cancer │£353,241 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Plastic/Skin │£400,000 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Dermatology │£330,000 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Ophthalmology │£180,000 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Endoscopy │£216,400 │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤
│Validation │£249,368 │
└────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┘
2. Which specialties did the Trust use insourcing for, and which
insourcing providers were used for each of these specialties?
Provided above.
3. Does the Trust currently have any live insourcing contracts with
suppliers, and if so, which specialties and suppliers are these with?
Yes. Please see below:
Specialties: ENT, Breast Cancer, Fallow List, Plastic/Skin, Dermatology,
Ophthalmology, Endoscopy
Providers: TSC, Agile, Intersource Medical, Medinet, Acumentice, Pioneer
Healthcare
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust comprises of Peterborough City
Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Stamford & Rutland Hospital. The
Trust also provides community clinics at Princess of Wales Hospital in
Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech. Further
information is available via our website [1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.
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