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Sickness Absence – 2024

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I would like to make a Freedom of Information Act request for the following information

Please provide:
– What is the distribution of sickness absence days amongst your organisation’s workforce by percentile?
– A breakdown of sickness absence in your organisation in 2024 by grade and function
– Details of what measures, interventions and support has your organisation provided to reduce sickness absence.
– A copy of your HR policies relating to sickness absence

If possible I would welcome this in a CSV file or similar (except for the policies which I would welcome in PDF or word ideally)

If any of the above needs clarification I would be more than happy to provide clarification.

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Workforce Systems

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I would like to make a request under Freedom of Information Act relating to Medics workforce systems
Please respond to the following questions
1. Which software provider does the Trust use for junior doctors rotas software
2. Which software provider does the Trust use for medics rostering software
3. Which software provider does the Trust use for medics job planning software
4. Which software provider does the Trust use for direct engagement management of medical locums software
5. Which software provider does the Trust use for master vendor management software
6. Which software provider does the Trust use for medics temporary staff management software
7. What was the annual cost for the Trust’s junior doctors rota software in the last FY
8. What was the annual cost for the Trust’s medics rostering software in the last FY
9. What was the annual cost for the Trust’s medics job planning software in the last FY
10. What is the contractual end date of your current junior doctors rota software
11. What is the contractual end date of your current medics rostering software
12. What is the contractual end date of your current direct engagement software
13. What is the contractual end date of your current medics job planning software
14. What is the contractual end date of your current medics temporary staff management software
15. What is the contractual end date of your current master vendor management software

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Employee Ages

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I’m looking to find out how many people your trust employs in all capacities who are aged over 70, over 80 and over 90 years old. Please can I have the figures for each of these age bands?

And can you please tell me how many people the trust employs overall? (Of all ages and in all capacities).

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Permanent Medical Recruitment

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to permanent medical recruitment at your Trust:

1. A list of all permanent medical vacancies (e.g., Consultant or Specialty Doctor level) that have been advertised but remain unfilled, including the relevant specialties, over the past 12 months.
2. The number of permanent medical appointments made by the Trust during the same 12-month period.
3. The name, job title, and contact email address of the person who oversees and is responsible for all permanent medical recruitment across the Trust.

This request is made for research and planning purposes only and is not promotional in nature.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if any part of the request requires clarification.

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Master / Neutral Vendor and E-Roster Platforms

Please can you provide me with the following information:

• Do you use a master or neutral vendor for your supply of Medical Staff (Doctors – all grades)?
• If yes, please supply the name of the master or neutral vendor
• When does the contract expire?

• What is the name of the e-rostering platform that you use to support with medical staff rosters e.g. RL Datix, Rotageek etc
• When does the contract expire?

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Registered Nursing Recruitment

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please supply information on registered nursing recruitment at your trust over the last two financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, and the months since the start of the 2025-26 financial year, answering the following questions:

1. Are there currently, or have there been any recruitment freezes in place affecting solely, or including, the registered nurse workforce [i.e band 5 and up] in the last two financial years, and/or up to present day?
I. If yes, have any of these recruitment freezes specifically targeted at entry level band 5 nurses [i.e: registered nurses on the starting pay point of band 5]?
II. If yes, please provide the timeframes and reason for the freezes.

2. How many band 5 registered nurse vacancies do you currently have at your trust?

3. How many entry-level band 5 domestically trained/recruited nurses have you recruited at your trust during the last two years? [Please also detail separately any internationally recruited nurses you have taken on in same time period]

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Number of Community Nurses

I am currently writing an essay as part of my master’s degree and I have a question that I am trying to find an answer to: number of community nurses working for the Integrated Care Teams.
If you have even a rough estimate I would be so grateful if you could let me know.

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Consultant Posts

Under the Freedom of Information Act, can you please supply for your NHS board:

● The total number of consultant-level doctors you currently have [WTE or equivalent]
● The total number of vacant consultant-level doctor posts you currently have [WTE or equivalent]

Please also supply:

● The total number of consultant-level posts substantially filled by agency locums for more than 6 months [WTE or equivalent]
● The total spend on agencies for locum consultants (both framework and non-framework) for the 2024/25 financial year [£s]
● Any existing or planned controls on recruitment of medical staff in 2025/26 [free text]

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Clinical Vacancy Rates

Please can you provide the current vacancy rates for the bellow staffing groups-

• Medical
• Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
• Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical (STT) and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
• Healthcare Scientists
• Administrative and Support Staff

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Doctors Ethnic Groups – Bands – Complaints

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1. How many doctors work for your trust? By the term doctor, I mean those who treat patients, not those with a PhD, and/or who are not clinicians.
2. Break these into their ethnic groups and their corresponding grades e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you ethnically monitor your staff. If, for example, positions have fewer than five doctors in their grade and ethnicity, please use an asterisk and explain there are fewer than five.
3. Provide a key to explain your grading system e.g. lowest to the highest band or vice versa.
4. In the following years, how many complaints did you receive about doctors under MHPS during the following years? 1 Jan-31 Dec 2021; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2022; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2023; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2024.
5. Please break these down into ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data for the corresponding years. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.
6. Of these complaints, how many resulted in your investigating them? Please list these in the corresponding years.
7. Please break these down into ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data for the corresponding years. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.
8. Of these investigations, how many resulted in a sanction, adverse judgement or other disciplinary action? Please be clear about what the sanction was. Please list these in the corresponding years.
9. Please break these down into ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data for the corresponding years. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.
10. Of all complaints how many resulted in a doctor being suspended during the inquiry? Please list these in the corresponding years.
11. Please break these down into ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data for the corresponding years. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.
12. Of all the complaints how many did you refer the doctor to the GMC? Please list these in the corresponding years.
13. Please break these into ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data for the corresponding years. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.
14. During your considering complaints, what is the average length of your investigations?
15. Please give the average length of your considering a complaint in terms of ethnic groups e.g., white, black, Asian or whichever way you record your data. If your numbers are fewer than five, then use an asterisk.

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Sick Days Taken by Nurses

This is an information request relating to sick days taken by nurses

Please include the following information for the following financial years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25:

– Total number of days lost due to sick leave taken by NHS Nurses
– The total number of NHS nurses who took sick leave
– Total number of days lost to Mental Health issues taken by NHS nurses
– The total number of nurses who required sickness absence on mental health grounds
– The number of NHS nurses taking more than seven days of absence without a sick note
– The total number of days lost in excess of the seven days.

For example, if an individual has taken off 10 days without a sick note, then this would be 3 days in excess of the seven days

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