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Freedom of Information request 197-2024

Response published: 29 November 2024
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FOI Request

For all psychiatry grades (e.g. Consultant, SAS) and all sub-specialties (e.g. General Adult, Old Age, CAMHS) for the periods 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/2024 and April to September 2024:
1. Please could you provide the data for total spend, for each locum agency used, divided between on and off framework
2. Please confirm the total number of agency locum psychiatrists working per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.
3. Please confirm the total number of hours worked by agency locum psychiatrists per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.
4. Please confirm the total number of unfilled vacancies (excluding locum filled posts) per month.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 197-2024

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

You asked:

Please could you provide the data for total spend, for each locum agency used, divided between on and off framework

Our response:

M1-6 M1-12 M1-12 M1-12
Supplier Grade 24/25 23/24 22/23 21/22
Global Medics Limited Consultant £162,688 £317,805
ID Medical Group Consultant £539,608 £220,740
Specialty Dr £167,144 £124,188
Staff Grade £369
Miscellaneous Agency costs plus accounting adjustments Misc – unable to split £61,455 £1,009,859 £1,504,359 £1,420,519
Total Psychiatry Agency Spend £930,895 £1,672,961 £1,504,359 £1,420,519

 

You asked:

Please confirm the total number of agency locum psychiatrists working per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.

Our response:

Count of Candidate ID Years Starts at date
2023 2024
Staff Group Department/Ward Specialty/Sector Jan Feb Mar
Medical & Dental G51104 Medical – CYPS-Acorn House Psychiatry 20 18 17 17
G51104 Medical – CYPS-Evergreen Psychiatry 8 21 21
G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis-Honeybourne Psychiatry 10
G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis-Pullman Place Psychiatry 10 17
G51108 Medical – Wards and Crisis-Wotton Lawn Psychiatry 94 98 105 85
G51118 Medical – Recovery-Leckhampton Lodge Psychiatry 25 23 21 21
Grand Total 139 147 174 171

 

You asked:

Please confirm the total number of hours worked by agency locum psychiatrists per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.

Our response:

Athona CAMHS Professionals Doctors on call Fresh Medical Holt  doctors ID-Medical Medsol Medacs Medecho National Locums NC Healthcare Pulse Jobs
Jan-21 128 N/A 160 N/A N/A 208 N/A N/A 284 224 120 N/A
Feb-21 128 N/A 160 N/A N/A 120 N/A N/A 160 152 N/A 96
Mar-21 264 N/A 192 N/A N/A 128 N/A N/A 192 160 N/A 152
Apr-21 120 N/A 304 N/A N/A 128 N/A N/A 152 380 N/A N/A
May-21 195 N/A 360 N/A N/A 160 N/A N/A 184 288 N/A 16
Jun-21 282 N/A 280 N/A N/A 128 N/A N/A 160 228 N/A N/A
Jul-21 244 N/A 312 N/A N/A 128 N/A N/A 160 288 N/A 16
Aug-21 160 56 376 N/A N/A 160 N/A 24 192 48 N/A 188
Sep-21 92 56 320 N/A N/A 120 N/A N/A 112 96 N/A 120
Oct-21 144 48 304 N/A N/A 128 N/A N/A 142 160 N/A 112
Nov-21 192 80 400 N/A N/A 160 N/A N/A 200 200 N/A 176
Dec-21 144 48 198 N/A N/A 144 N/A N/A 144 144 N/A 56
Jan-22 132 64 389 80 N/A 112 N/A N/A 192 192 N/A N/A
Feb-22 N/A 88 320 N/A 64 N/A 40 12 160 152 N/A 24
Mar-22 N/A 56 320 N/A 136 N/A N/A 20 120 132 N/A N/A
Apr-22 N/A 56 288 N/A 136 N/A N/A 32 142 142 N/A N/A
May-22 N/A 52 352 N/A 168 N/A N/A N/A 176 176 N/A N/A
Jun-22 N/A 72 312 N/A 152 N/A N/A N/A 224 124 N/A 40
Jul-22 N/A 120 314 N/A 160 N/A N/A N/A 160 160 N/A N/A
Aug-22 N/A 128 296 N/A 184 N/A N/A N/A 192 192 N/A 176
Sep-22 N/A 112.5 248 N/A 144 N/A N/A N/A 136 152 N/A 176
Oct-22 N/A 148 400 N/A 198 N/A N/A N/A 200 196 N/A 340
Nov-22 N/A 128 280 N/A 144 N/A N/A N/A 160 160 N/A 234
Dec-22 N/A 88 264 N/A 136 N/A N/A N/A 120 40 N/A 232
Jan-23 N/A 152 392 N/A 192 N/A N/A N/A 192 64 N/A 304
Feb-23 N/A 128 312 N/A 152 N/A N/A 66 128 152 N/A 160
Mar-23 N/A 88 240 N/A 118 N/A N/A 80 120 72 N/A 120

You asked:

Please confirm the total number of unfilled vacancies (excluding locum filled posts) per month.

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust will be unable to provide this information as wards move staff around to cover unfilled vacancies and gaps. This is managed at a ward level and the work to obtain this information would incur further costs to complete this request. 

Next steps:

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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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