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Freedom of Information request 175-2024

Response published: 25 November 2024

FOI Request

Under the FOI Act please can you provide me with the answers to the below:
In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please confirm which framework was used for the recruitment of agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport
In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please provide a breakdown month by month of total trust spend for framework agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport
In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please provide a breakdown month by month of total trust spend for off-framework agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 175-2024

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please provide a breakdown month by month of total trust spend for framework and off-framework agency staff within the following categories:

  • Facilities
  • Estates
  • Administrative / Clerical
  • Ambulance / Patient Transport

Our response:

We are unable to distinguish supplier spend by category, but we can indicate the agency categories they provide. The following table is based on the supplier invoice date rather than the date of the booked shift. Link here Supplier Invoices Table

You asked:

In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please confirm which framework was used for the recruitment of agency staff within the following categories:

  • Facilities
  • Estates
  • Administrative / Clerical
  • Ambulance / Patient Transport

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust do not utilise agency for facilities, estates, admin/clerical or ambulance/patient transport.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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