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Migrant Workers
Dear FOI Team
Please could you provide the following information being requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
1) How many migrant workers are currently employed in your trust at each Agenda for Change band? Band 2: Band 3: Band 4: Band 5: Band 6: Band 7+
2 ) Please provide the number of migrant staff currently employed on the following visa types: Skilled Worker visas: Health and Care Worker visas: Training visas (e.g., Medical Training Initiative): Graduate visas: Dependent visas: Other
3) In the next 12 months how many Migrant Worker visa’s will come up for renewal within the trust? Skilled Worker visas: Health and Care Worker visas: Training visas (e.g., Medical Training Initiative): Graduate visas: Dependent visas: Other
4) Of those visa’s coming up for renewal, how many will not meet the new pay thresholds? Band 2: Band 3: Band 4: Band 5: Band 6: Band 7+
5) Has your trust implemented any solutions to help migrant staff meet the July 2025 immigration thresholds? () Yes, already implemented Planned, but not yet in place No plans currently
6) If yes/planned, what solutions has your trust introduced? (tick all that apply) () Pay adjustments/uplifts Re-banding or job description review Offering more contracted hours/overtime Accelerated progression (e.g., Band 5 to Band 6) Providing immigration/visa advice or legal support HR or pastoral support services Covering costs of 5-year visa renewals Other (please specify):
7) Has your trust costed out the option of funding 5-year visa renewals for affected staff? Yes, already costed Currently under consideration No, not considered
8) If costed, what is the estimated financial impact for your trust?
9) Do you have any staff that you are unable to support to meet the threshold, if yes how many? Yes No
Paternity Leave Policies and Data
Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I would please like to know:
1) Your parental leave policies, including paternity leave and pay and maternity leave and pay. If you have different policies for medical and non-medical staff, please include all different policies.
2) In the last three years for which you have data, how many staff members were eligible for paternity leave?
3) In the last three years for which you have data, how many staff members took paternity leave, and for how many weeks on average?
4) In the last three years for which you have data, what was the average salary for staff who were eligible for paternity leave? (If it is not possible to provide this, please provide the average salary for all the trust’s staff instead)
For queries 2 – 4, please provide separate data for medical and non-medical staff, but if this is not possible, please provide combined data for both instead.
If you are unable to answer all of these questions, please prioritise answering them in order.
Agency and Bank Staffing for Internal and External Communications
Dear Freedom of Information Officer,
Request for Information: I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding temporary worker usage for communications roles.
Definition of Scope: For the purposes of this request, “communications” refers to any function or team managed, hosted, or funded through the Trust’s structures (including work performed for Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), regional partnerships, or shared service models) that encompasses:
Internal or external communications functions;
Media relations or the Press Office;
Social media management and digital content;
Marketing and brand management (where these sit within the communications structure).
Definition of Personnel: For the purposes of this request, the term “agency” refers to all temporary or non-permanent staff, including those engaged via an external recruitment agency, a Managed Service Provider (MSP), or the Trust’s internal “Staff Bank” where such an arrangement exists.
Timing and Cooperation: To ensure the data provided is accurate and aligned with your internal reporting cycles, I am happy to allow the necessary time for your teams to complete the December 2025 (Month 9) month-end close before running these reports. I recognise that the holiday period may impact administrative capacity and I seek a collaborative approach to ensure the provision of a complete and reconciled dataset.
Please provide the following data:
1. 2025/26 Actuals and Outturn Forecast
1a. Provide the total number of days a temporary worker was employed via an agency or bank for the communications roles defined above from 1 April 2025 to the end of the December 2025 (Month 9) reporting period. (If data is only held in hours, please provide the total hours and specify the standard working day length).
1b. Provide the current projected year-end outturn for the total number of agency/bank days for these roles for the full 2025/26 financial year (ending 31 March 2026).
1c. Provide a breakdown of these days by Agenda for Change (AfC) Band or job title.
2. 2026/27 Planned Requirements
2a. Provide the total number of days currently budgeted or forecasted for agency-provided or bank communications staff for the 2026/27 financial year.
2b. Funding and Management Qualifier: This request explicitly includes all agency and bank requirements managed or funded through the Trust, regardless of whether the end-user is the Trust itself, an ICB, or a regional partnership.
2c. Financial Qualifier: Note that I am requesting the currently held financial forecasts and draft budget allocations for 2026/27 as they exist at the time of this request. If these forecasts do not yet segment requirements by specific band, please provide the overall forecasted budget for temporary staffing within the communications function.
Public Interest and Statutory Compliance: This information is requested to ensure transparency regarding the use of public funds and the efficiency of NHS staffing structures. There is a clear and compelling public interest in disclosure regarding how authorities manage workforce budgets and their reliance on non-permanent staffing models.
Requirement for Third-Party Data: If this information is held on your behalf by a Managed Service Provider (MSP) or Master Vendor, note that under Section 3(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this information is deemed to be held by the public authority. I respectfully request you immediately retrieve this data from your provider to fulfill this request without delay.
Format of Response: Provide this data in a machine-readable format (Excel or CSV). Please include separate columns for: “Band/Role Title,” “Actual Days (YTD),” “Forecasted Outturn (25/26),” and “Planned Requirement (26/27).”
To ensure full compliance and avoid data processing delays, provide the requested information in a machine-readable Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) or CSV format, specifically organized into separate columns for Role Title, Actual Days (YTD), Forecasted Outturn (25/26), and Planned Requirement (26/27).
Cost of Compliance If you estimate the cost of compliance will exceed the statutory limit, please prioritize the data for Section 1 (2025/26). Under Section 16, please advise how I might refine the remainder of the request to bring it within the limit.
Yours faithfully,
Peer Support Workers
Dear FOI Officer, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
I am writing to request information regarding Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and other lived-experience roles within your trust. For clarity, “peer support workers” refers to staff employed in roles where lived experience of mental health challenges is essential to their work.
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information as of 1st November 2025:
1. Workforce numbers:
a. Total number of Peer Support Workers employed in the trust and number of volunteer PSWs (if applicable).
b. Total number of other roles where lived experience is an essential requirement (e.g., peer trainers, peer educators).
c. Percentage of PSW workforce who are on a fixed-term contract.
2. Role banding / grading:
a. Number of PSWs at each NHS band (e.g., Band 2, 3, 4, etc.).
b. Number and names of other lived-experience roles at each band.
3. Training and development:
a. Are PSWs trained internally by the trust, externally by a third party, or both?
b. Do PSWs receive training prior to starting their role, on-the-job, or a combination of both?
c. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities available for PSWs.
d. Career progression routes for PSWs (brief description or number progressing to other roles in the last 12 months).
4. Absence and wellbeing:
a. Average sickness absence for PSWs over the past 18 months (days lost per FTE).
b. If available, the percentage of sickness absence related to mental health.
5. Directorate allocation:
a. Number of PSWs employed in each directorate/service area (please name each directorate area within your response).
b. Where peer support sits within the organisation structure (e.g., Patient Participation and Involvement, Nursing, Recovery Services, or other)-please describe.
6. Workforce composition:
a. Percentage of the trust’s total workforce in lived-experience or peer support roles.
b. Number and percentage of roles with essential lived experience within the job description/person specification relative to total trust workforce.
c. Ethnic diversity of PSWs (percentage of PSW’s who identify as BAME).
7. Workforce trends:
a. Has the number of PSW or lived-experience roles increased, decreased, or stayed the same over the past 18 months?
b. Any anticipated change in the number of PSW roles over the next 18 months (optional/if available).
If the information is not held centrally, please provide it in the form that is available.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sick Leave Data
Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I would please like to know, in each of the last three years for which you have data:
1) The number of staff employed by the trust
2) The total number of days of sick leave taken by staff who took paternity leave in the preceding 12 months
3) The total number of days of sick leave taken by all staff across the trust
If you are unable to provide all this data, please provide it for only the most recent full year for which you have data.
Yours faithfully,
Sick Days / Paternity Leave
in each of the last three years for which you have data:
1) The number of staff employed by the trust
2) The total number of days of sick leave taken by staff who took paternity leave in the preceding 12 months
3) The total number of days of sick leave taken by all staff across the trust
Health and Care Worker Visa
To whom it may concern,
Can you let me know how many of your current staff work in your Trust on a Health and Care Worker Visa?
How many medical staff in total work in your Trust?
Thank you,
Long Term Sickness 2019 to 2024
I would like to make a Freedom of Information Act request for the following information
– How many members of staff employed by your organisation have been on long-term sickness absence in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?
and
– At what grades and functions?
and
– How many of these members of staff did not return permanently to work by year?
and
– How many members of staff employed by your organisation who were no longer able to fulfil their current role has your organisation supported to find alternative roles find alternative roles in other parts of the NHS in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
If possible I would welcome this in a CSV file or similar.
If any of the above needs clarification I would be more than happy to provide clarification.
Bank Payroll Service Fees
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide for your Bank workforce for FY 2024/25 (or the most recent 12 months):
1. Do you outsource payroll for Bank workers? If yes, name of provider.
2. Your fee model for Bank payroll (e.g., per payslip, per hours processed, per timesheet, % of gross pay).
3. The fee level actually paid (e.g., £ per payslip / £ per hour / £ per timesheet / %).
4. Average number of Bank payslips per pay period and pay frequency (weekly/monthly).
5. Any additional charges (off-cycle payments, corrections, pension retros, RTI re-submissions).
6. If Bank payroll is delivered in-house, please confirm your internal cost per payslip (or best estimate) for Bank staff.
Please provide any available contract end dates.
Many thanks for your assistance to this matter.
Temporary Staff Spend – Locum Doctors
In the period 1st August 2025 to 31st October 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st August 2025 to 31st October 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st August 2025 to 31st October 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider
Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st August 2025 to 31st October 2025
Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.
Sickness Absence – 2024
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.
Services Users Currently Open to the Crisis Team
1. The number of service users currently open to the Gloucester Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) as of 29.10.25.
2. Of these, how many have a care plan attached to their electronic patient record.
3. If available, please also provide the percentage this represents. I am not requesting any personal or identifiable data.
4. Also, please can you provide the total number of inpatient beds available for mental health patients across Gloucestershire from 01/01/25 to 30/01/25.
Sexual Misconduct
1. Can you provide a breakdown of sexual offences which have been reported in your trust for the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25)
2. Can this be broken down by whether the person making the accusation is a member of staff, a patient, or a member of the public.
3. How many staff members at your trust have been disciplined over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?
4. How many staff members at your trust have been dismissed over the last three financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) in relation to a sexual offence?
Employee Ages
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).
Multi-Professional Approved / Responsible Clinicians
Dear FOI team, I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding employment and related details of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians within your trust.
I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system.
Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.
Please could you provide the following information:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently
2. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
3. The number of these working as responsible clinicians
4. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following:
a. inpatient vs outpatient setting
b. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
c. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
5. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust
6. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)
7. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians?
8. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas?
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both
I understand that the Act requires a response within 20 working days. If, for any reason, my request cannot be fulfilled within this timeframe, please let me know the expected timeframe for a response and the reasons for any delays. Please also provide confirmation of receipt of this request. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Your cooperation in providing the requested information will be greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Dr Harry Waterman
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.
1. The number of staff employed by your Trust whose primary role relates to Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as of September 2025.
2. The total salary cost for these staff in the most recent financial year.
3. The total spend by your Trust on EDI-related training, workshops, events or external consultancy in each of the past three financial years.
4. Copies of any mandatory EDI training materials currently in use for staff.
If it is not possible to provide this information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below. Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
AHP / HSS Agency Staffing
Good afternoon
Please can you provide the below information:
From 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider
Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st July 2025 to 30th September
Please confirm the framework you utilise for AHP/HSS agency staff.
Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding employment and related details of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians within your trust. I believe this information is essential for public interest, transparency and to better understand the role of multi-professional approved and responsible clinicians within the healthcare system. Please provide the information in one of the following digital formats PDF, Excel, or Word documents.
Please could you provide the following information:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently
a. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
b. The number of these working as responsible clinicians
c. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following
i. inpatient vs outpatient setting
ii. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
iii. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
2. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust
3. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different.)
4. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians
5. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both
Key People in the Innovation Team
I am keen to understand the key people in the Innovation Teams please. I have added a SS to make this as easy as possible.
Can you advise who are the Key People employed for these roles: Name: E-mail: Phone: Full Address: Alternative Role Names:
If they have alternative titles for the below roles please advise
Director of Innovation
Head of Business Change and Innovation
Senior Innovation Manager
Research & Innovation Manager
Innovation Project Manager
Innovation Facilitator
Directorate Research & Innovation Lead
Directorate Research & Innovation Coordinator
Assaults on NHS Staff – 2022/23/24
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can you provide me with the number of reported assaults upon NHS staff at your trust in 2022, 2023 and 2024 (or the latest three years where data is available).
Staff Levels
Dear Sir/Madam
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
In this request, I would like the statistical information provided for the most recent point in time for which data is held – that may be September 2025, or it may be an earlier month – and then corresponding information provided as of 12 months earlier than the most recent month.
So for example, if the most recent available data is for July 2025, then I would like the figures for July 2025, and then separately the corresponding figures as of July 2024. If the most recent available data is current, then I would like the figures for September 2025, and then separately the corresponding figures as of September 2024.
1. Please list the different categories of mental health staff, community health staff and learning disability staff at the Trust (e.g. mental health nurses, community health nurses, psychiatrists etc)
2. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each category if there were zero vacancies)
3. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each category, in FTE terms)
4. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
5. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms)
To give an example of how to interpret questions 1-5: let’s say the Trust has a total of 12 FTE psychiatrist posts in its full establishment, of which it has filled 11.5 FTE posts. Of these 11.5 FTE posts, 7 FTE are directly employed by the trust, 1.5 FTE are bank and 3 FTE are locum. In this scenario, when it comes to the staff category of psychiatrists, the Trust’s response to question 2 would be 12 FTE, question 3 would be 11.5 FTE, question 4 would be 7 FTE, and question 5 would be 4.5 FTE.
6. Please list the different subcategories of mental health nursing staff at the Trust (e.g. CAMHS nurse, community mental health nurse)
7. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
8. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
9. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
10. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
11. Please list the different subcategories of psychiatrists at the Trust (e.g. general psychiatrist, old age psychiatrist, intellectual disability psychiatrist)
12. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
13. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
14. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
15. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
16. Please list the different subcategories of psychologists and psychotherapists at the Trust (e.g. counselling psychologist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, health psychologist)
17. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
18. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
19. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
20. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
21. Please list the different subcategories of therapists at the Trust whose roles relate to mental health and/or learning disabilities (e.g. speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist), excluding those therapists already covered in questions 16-20
22. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
23. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
24. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
25. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
This request should not be combined with any other request for section 12 purposes. If any individual question would exceed the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as “information not held” and respond to the remainder of the request (NB: this is not the same as asking the Trust to “run the clock” up to the section 12 cost limit).
Temporary Staff Spend 2024/2025
Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Temporary Staff Spend and Waiting List Initiatives and Overtime Spend. Please can you complete the below questions:
1. Does the organisation use a third party to manage/ track WLI spend?
a. If no, does your organisation use another method to manage/ track WLI spend?
2. How much did the organisation spend on agency (non-contract) staff and internal bank staff for the financial year 24/25 (April 2024 – March 2025)? Please fill in the spend in the table below for each staffing group and total.
3. How much did the organisation spend on Waiting List Initiative (WLI) and Overtime payments to staff (WLI payments refers to any sessional payments made for additional time worked under a system called the Waiting List Initiative, used by trusts to reduce waiting lists and meet government targets. Overtime payments are defined as any payment for additional time beyond the standard FTE for the grade). Please fill in the spend and number of sessions/hours in the below table for each staffing group and total.
Q1. Temporary Staff Spend Q2. Waiting List Initiative & Overtime Spend
Staffing Groups Agency Spend (£) Bank Spend (£) WLI Payments to staff (£) WLI Sessions (No.) Overtime Payments to Staff (£) Overtime Hours (No.)
Total
Medical and Dental
Nursing and Healthcare Assistants
Administration and Estates
Healthcare Science
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
Ambulance staff
Thanks,
Temporary Staff Management 2024/25
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act regarding Temporary Staff Management. Please can you complete the below questions.
Sourced Staffing Arrangements
1a. Do you have a master vendor (MV) or neutral vendor (NV) arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff? If so, please state which arrangement is in place
1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do they source? e.g. medical, nursing etc.
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any NV technology provided by the supplier to help manage the procurement of agency staff?
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier (dd/mm/yy)
Direct Engagement
2a. Does the organisation use a third party to provide a Direct Engagement/Outsourced Employment Solution*?
2b. What is the name of the Direct Engagement (DE)/Outsourced Employment supplier**
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list all applicable
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier (dd/mm/yy)
2e. How much did the organisation pay the supplier in 24/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) for the provision of the direct engagement service?
2f. What type of Direct Engagement contract is in place between the trust and the worker? E.g. Fixed term, casual, zero hours etc.
2g. Are workers issued a P45 at the end of their assignment?
2h. Does your DE provider process DE payroll?
2i. If not, who is responsible for processing DE payroll?
2j. Who is responsible for inputting timesheet data into your DE solution?
2k. Who is responsible for inputting workers’ bank details into the DE solution?
Bank Management
3a. Please name the technology provider used to manage the supply of your bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed arrangements *** If more than one supplier is used, please name all suppliers
3b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical, nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier (dd/mm/yy)
3d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 24/25 for the provision of the bank service?
Violence and Aggression Towards NHS Staff
Dear Freedom of Information Officer, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I hereby request the information set out from your Trust. I am conducting research into the prevalence of violence and aggression (V&A) towards all levels of NHS staff and researching the increase since the COVID-19 pandemic. Please provide the information for the time periods specified unless otherwise stated. Definition / scope: For clarity, by “violence and aggression” I mean incidents reported as directed against staff (including physical assault, verbal threats/abuse, threatening behaviour, sexual assault, hate incidents, antisocial behaviour, security etc.). Please include incidents occurring across all NHS-funded services delivered by the Trust (acute, ambulance, mental health, community, etc.). If any item cannot be provided for legal, commercial, or personal data reasons, please state the exemption relied upon. Information requested (please number responses to match) 1 – Incident / risk management system a. Which integrated incident/risk management system does the Trust currently use (e.g. Datix, Ulysses, Radar, InPhase, other)? Please give the product name and vendor. b. If more than one system is used by different services (e.g. mental health vs acute), list each system and which services use it. 2 – Violence prevention lead / security manager a. Who is the Trust’s designated Violence Prevention Lead and/or Security Manager? Please supply name and job title. b. If the Trust does not have a designated single lead, please state the department or team responsible. 3 – Contact email a. Please provide the official work email address for the person named in (2) or the generic team email for the role (e.g. security@trust.nhs.uk). b. If personal data prevents disclosure of an individual’s email address, please provide an appropriate alternative contact (team mailbox is preferable). 4 – Reporting categories a. Within your incident reporting system, what exact subcategories are used under the main “violence and aggression” (V&A) category? Please give the verbatim list of subcategory labels used (for example: “Verbal abuse”, “Physical assault”, “Threatening behaviour”, “Sexual assault”, “Hate incident”, etc.). b. If categories changed during the period below, provide the date(s) of change and both old and new category lists. 5 – Total incidents — quarterly counts For the following periods, provide the total number of reported V&A incidents against staff for each quarter (broken down by quarter). Use financial-quarter ordering where Q1 = Apr–Jun, Q2 = Jul–Sep, Q3 = Oct–Dec, Q4 = Jan–Mar. Periods required: Financial year 2020/21 (Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021) — give counts for each quarter. Financial year 2021/22 (Apr 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2022) — give counts for each quarter. Financial year 2022/23 (Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023) — give counts for each quarter. Financial year 2023/24 (Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024) — give counts for each quarter. Financial year 2024/25 (Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025) — give counts for each quarter. Quarter 1 2025/26 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) — give count for this quarter. Possible suggested Table for (5) 2020/21 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2021/22 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2022/23 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2023/24 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2024/25 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2026-26 Q1 6 – Incident breakdown by subcategory — quarterly For the same periods as (5), provide the number of incidents by each subcategory listed in item (5) for each quarter (i.e., a table showing, for each quarter, counts for “Verbal abuse”, “Physical assault”, etc.). If exact subcategories differ between services, provide a crosswalk or note. I have included a sample table below, if additional columns are necessary, please include them: Subcategory 1 Subcategory 2 Subcategory 3 Subcategory 4 Subcategory 5 Subcategory 6 EG Physical Eg Verbal Eg Threatening EG Sexual Eg Hate EG Antisocial 2021/22 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2022/23 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2023/24 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2024/25 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2026-26 Q1 7 – Staffing numbers (total) a. What is the total current number of staff employed by the Trust? Please state whether this is headcount or Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and give the date the figure applies to (e.g. headcount / FTE as at 31 March 2025 or as at date of FOI response). 8 – Operational / clinical staff numbers a. Of the total in (7), how many are clinical or front-line operational staff? Please define the metric used (headcount or FTE) and the date. 9 – Board minutes a. Please provide a copy of the most recent publicly available board meeting minutes (or relevant pages) in which violence, aggression, staff security incidents, or staff safety pertaining to violence and aggression were discussed. If these minutes are published online, please provide the link and the meeting date. Data format & delivery Please use the tables provided unless they are incompatible, in which case Preferred format: machine-readable (CSV or Excel). I am happy to receive multi-media response to account for the questions and then the data tables, Administrative / additional points If any element of this request is refused or withheld, please cite the specific FOIA exemption or data-protection reason and provide any available public-interest test explanation. I would be grateful for a response within 20 working days as required by the Act. If you need to clarify any part of this request or if any item is unclear, please contact me at the email address below. Thank you for your assistance. Please note I have sent this email from a personal email account from where I am doing this research in addition to my role with the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives as National Ambulance Violence Prevention Lead. Yours faithfully, Adam Hopper National Ambulance Violence Prevention & Reduction Operational Lead Association of Ambulance Chief Executives adam.a.hopper@outlook.com
Education and Training Tariff – Post Graduate Doctors
Dear FOI Officer, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding the NHS Trust’s use of the Education and Training Tariff, specifically for postgraduate doctors in training, and request the annual self-assessments. Please could you provide the following: Annual Education and Training Self-Assessments A copy of the NHS Trust’s annual education and training self-assessment report. Can you please provide the latest report submitted. The reports are mandatory according to the NHS Education Funding Agreement Schedule 3 Total amount of Education and Training Tariff funding received by the Trust for postgraduate medical education over the financial year relating to the last Education and Training Self-Assessment report. Breakdown of Education and Training Tariff for Postgraduate Doctors A detailed and itemised breakdown of how the Education and Training Tariff allocated for postgraduate doctors in training has been spent over the same financial period relating to the latest Annual Education and Training self-assessment submitted. Specifically, I would like to know a breakdown of all expenditures covered by this tariff including but not limited to: Teaching staff salaries (including number of staff employed) Administrative staff salaries (including number of staff employed) Any contribution of tariff towards Consultants programmed activities (PAs) to educational roles Facilities provided specifically for medical education and training (e.g. libraries, study areas) Pastoral support and well-being services for trainees Any contributions towards trainee study leave, clinical exams, and related support activities. 4. Does the trust have any mechanisms in place to review if the Education and Training Tariff is providing appropriate educational value to Postgraduate Doctors and what are those mechanisms? I would appreciate it if the information could be provided in a digital format (e.g., PDF or spreadsheet). If data are unavailable or if certain details cannot be disclosed, please provide as much relevant information as possible and explain any exclusions under the Act. Thank you for your attention to this request. Please let me know if you require further clarification. I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working day period.
Information – Senior Strategic Lead for AHP
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information.
I am seeking information from your most senior strategic lead for allied health professions to answer the following 10 questions.
1 What is the job title of the strategic lead/ most senior Allied Health Professional (AHP) in your Trust?
• Chief AHP
• Director of AHPs
• Other (please specify)
2 Is there someone employed in this post currently?
Yes
No
If not, why not?
3 How many hours a week are dedicated specifically to this role?
• Full time (1.0wte)
• Part time (please specify wte hours)
• Job share (please specify)
Do they have other portfolios / operational leadership responsibilities in addition to the strategic leadership of the AHPs in the Trust? For example: quality and safety, patient experience, complaints, workforce, professional development, social work etc
If so, what?
4 What Agenda for Change band is the most senior strategic (Chief) AHP role?
• 7
• 8A
• 8B
• 8C
• 8D
• 9
• Very senior manager pay scale
• Other (please specify)
5 If someone is currently in post, are they a HCPC registered Allied Health Professional?
Yes
No
If yes, which allied health profession (please specify):
Art therapist
Dietitian
Drama therapist
Music therapist
Occupational therapist
Operating department practitioner
Orthoptist
Osteopath
Paramedic
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Prosthetists and orthotist
Radiographer Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Speech and language therapist
6 If they are not a registered AHP, what is their professional background? (Please specify)
7 Who does the most senior strategic (Chief) AHP report to? (please specify)
8 Is the most senior strategic (Chief) AHP an executive member of the Trust Board, are they able to vote as a full board member?
Yes
No
9 Is the most senior strategic (Chief) AHP a member of any sub committees of the Trust Board, for example quality and safety, workforce, performance? (Please specify)
10 Does the most senior strategic (Chief) AHP deputise for an exec member of the board?
Wearing/Use of Fragranced Products
Does the Trust have a staff policy in respect of the wearing/use of fragranced products? Please provide a copy of your staff policy concerning the wearing/use of fragranced products (including use of fragranced laundry products). Where terms such as ‘overwhelming’, ‘overpowering’ or ‘discreet’ are used in respect of fragrance, how are these terms defined and who decides if the level of scent contravenes the guidance: the wearer, the Trust or the patient? How is the policy brought to the attention of staff? Is the policy in respect of the wearing of fragranced products enforced? How is it enforced? What training is given to staff to make them aware that the use of fragranced products can be an accessibility barrier for patients? Please provide details. If any such material is third party copyrighted, please provide a synopsis. Please provide copies of any correspondence, memos or minutes of meetings pertaining to discussion of the use of/ wearing of fragranced products by staff, including use of fragranced laundry products to wash clothing worn at work.
Salary Sacrifice Benefit
1. Does your organisation offer salary sacrifice benefits* to staff? If yes, please state the name of the supplier, contract start and end dates.
*salary sacrifice benefit refers to an arrangement where employees agree to give up a portion of their pre-tax salary in exchange for non-cash benefits (e.g childcare, cycle to work schemes) a. Supplier Name b. Contract start date (dd/mm/yy) c. Contract end date (dd/mm/yy)
2. Does your organisation have an external Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)*?
* employee assistance programme refers to an employee-paid confidential service that offers employees support and advice on issues affecting their wellbeing and performance, both personal and work related.
a. If yes, who is the provider?
ICT Staff Information
I am contacting the Trust on behalf of the Government Property Agency, an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office.
Please could you provide me with the names and contact details of the senior ICT managers for the NHS Trust?
271-2024
1. Between January 2020 – December 2024 has your trust contracted with any of the following organisations:
Litmus UK
Medacs Healthcare
Global Medics
2. If yes, for each organisation:
a) What was the total spend per year?
b) What were the pay rates for staff provided by these agencies per year (please provide a range)?
c)How many individual shifts have been filled by doctors from those agencies
313-2024
In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider
Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024
310-2024
1. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
2. In the last 30 days which wards, or departments were these ON framework requests for?
3. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been filled by ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
4. Which on framework agencies are the trust currently utilizing for nursing vacancies and what is the current spend on these agencies year to date?
5. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released to OFF Framework agencies within the last 30 days?
6. What is the average charge for registered nurses, RMNs from ON framework agencies?
7. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding ON framework agencies and could you provide me with their name and contact details such as their email?
270-2024
1. Please list the different categories of mental health staff at the Trust (e.g. nurses, psychiatrists etc) –
2. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each category if there were zero vacancies)
3. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each category, in FTE terms)
4. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
5. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms)
6. Please list the different subcategories of mental health nursing staff at the Trust (e.g. CAMHS nurse, community mental health nurse)
7. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
8. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
9. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
10. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
11. Please list the different subcategories of psychiatrists at the Trust (e.g. general psychiatrist, old age psychiatrist, intellectual disability psychiatrist)
12. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
13. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
14. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
15. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
16. Please list the different subcategories of psychologists and psychotherapists at the Trust (e.g. counselling psychologist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, health psychologist)
17. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
18. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
19. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
20. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
21. Please list the different subcategories of therapists at the Trust whose roles relate to mental health and/or learning disabilities (e.g. speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist), excluding those therapists already covered in questions 16-20
22. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
23. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
24. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
25. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
GHC-18112024-506850
Hello, Sophie from The House magazine here. Please could I request the following information? 1. Please specify the number of all key worker properties (i.e. through intermediate rented properties, shared ownership or FTBI) provided for NHS workers over the past five years by your trust. 2. Please specify the number of agreements with property developers your trust has made to secure key worker accommodation over the past five years. 3. Please specify whether any properties designated for key worker accommodation have then been sold or rented on the private market – i.e. to people other than NHS key worker staff in the past five years by your trust. 4. If properties designated for key worker accommodation have been sold/rented on private market by your trust, please outline how many in the past five years. 5. If properties designated for key worker accommodation have been sold/rented on private market by your trust and have been secured through property developer deals (as in point 2), please specify how many in the past five years. 6. If properties designated for key worker accommodation have been sold/rented on private market by your trust, please outline why 7. Please outline how many key workers are currently waiting for key worker accommodation at your trust. Best wishes, Sophie