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Freedom of Information request 211-2024

Response published: 9 January 2025

FOI Request

In relation to your supply of locum Psychiatrists for each grade and sub-specialty per month, please could you provide the answers to the requests below for the following periods?
i. Financial year 2022/2023
ii. Financial year 2023/2024
iii. April - September 2024
1. Please confirm the total number of vacancy requirements given out to framework and non-framework agencies for each agency
2. Please confirm the total number of shifts given out to framework and non-framework agencies for each agency
3. Please confirm the total number of agency locum doctors working per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.
4. Please confirm the total number of hours worked by agency locum doctors per month, for each agency supplier divided between on and off framework.
5. Please confirm the total number of unfilled vacancies (excluding locum filled posts) per month.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 211-2024

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

You asked:

1. Please confirm the total number of vacancy requirements given out to framework and non-framework agencies for each agency

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust use a platform that will send all our requirements to all agencies so this is not recorded separately, therefore we are unable to provide the figures for this question. 

You asked:

2. Please confirm the total number of shifts given out to framework and non-framework agencies for each agency

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are only able to supply the following data from December 23 – March 24 due to having moved to a new system and there is no further access to the legacy system.

2023 2024
Staff Group Department/Ward Specialty/Sector Dec 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:

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

Our response:

CAMHS Professionals Key Health Global Medics Holt Doctors Locum People Medsoll Medacs Medecho Medsoll Healthcare National Locums NC Healthcare Pro Medical Provide Locums Privde Medical Pulse Triple West Medical
Apr-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A 1 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
May-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jun-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Jul-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Aug-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Sep-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Oct-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Nov-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Dec-22 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Jan-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Feb-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 1 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Mar-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 1 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Apr-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
May-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Jun-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
Jul-23 2 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Aug-23 2 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A
Sep-23 1 N/A 2 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oct-23 1 N/A 2 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nov-23 1 N/A 2 N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dec-23 1 N/A 2 N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jan-24 1 N/A 2 N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Feb-24 1 N/A 2 N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A 1 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mar-24 1 N/A 2 N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Apr-24 1 1 2 N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A 1 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A
May-24 1 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Jun-24 1 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A 1 N/A 2 N/A
Jul-24 1 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A 2 1 N/A 1 N/A 2 N/A
Aug-24 1 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A N/A 1 N/A 4 N/A
Sep-24 1 1 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 N/A N/A 4 1
Oct-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nov-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A N/A
Dec-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A N/A

 

You asked:

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

Our response:

CAMHS Professionals Key Health Global Medics Holt Doctors Locum People Medsol Medacs Medecho Medsoll Healthcare National Locums NC Healthcare Pro Medical Provide Locums Provide Medical Pulse Triple West Medical
Apr-22 56 N/A 288 136 N/A N/A 32 142 N/A 142 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
May-22 52 N/A 352 168 N/A N/A N/A 176 N/A 176 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jun-22 72 N/A 312 152 N/A N/A N/A 224 N/A 124 N/A N/A N/A N/A 40 N/A
Jul-22 120 N/A 314 160 N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A 112 N/A
Aug-22 128 N/A 296 184 N/A N/A N/A 192 N/A 192 N/A N/A N/A N/A 176 N/A
Sep-22 112.5 N/A 248 144 N/A N/A N/A 136 N/A 152 N/A N/A N/A N/A 176 N/A
Oct-22 148 N/A 400 198 N/A N/A N/A 200 N/A 196 N/A N/A N/A N/A 340 N/A
Nov-22 128 N/A 280 144 N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A 234 N/A
Dec-22 88 N/A 264 136 N/A N/A N/A 120 N/A 40 N/A N/A N/A N/A 232 N/A
Jan-23 152 N/A 392 192 N/A N/A N/A 192 N/A 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A 304 N/A
Feb-23 128 N/A 312 152 N/A N/A 66 128 N/A 152 N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A
Mar-23 88 N/A 240 118 N/A N/A 80 120 N/A 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A 120 N/A
Apr-23 120 N/A 288 144 N/A N/A N/A 144 N/A 88 N/A N/A N/A N/A 144 N/A
May-23 140 N/A 320 136 N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A 144 N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A
Jun-23 128 N/A 320 160 N/A N/A N/A 169 N/A 104 N/A N/A N/A N/A 157.5 N/A
Jul-23 320 N/A 392 196 N/A N/A N/A 200 N/A 200 N/A N/A N/A N/A 216 N/A
Aug-23 96 N/A 288 152 N/A N/A N/A 120 N/A 104 N/A N/A N/A N/A 80 N/A
Sep-23 112 N/A 320 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 176 N/A N/A N/A N/A 40 N/A
Oct-23 144 N/A 400 N/A 32 N/A N/A N/A N/A 384 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200 N/A
Nov-23 56 N/A 160 N/A 40 N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A 72 N/A
Dec-23 48 N/A 128 N/A 128 N/A N/A N/A N/A 104 N/A N/A N/A N/A 64 N/A
Jan-24 144 N/A 384 N/A 384 N/A N/A N/A N/A 384 N/A N/A N/A N/A 178 N/A
Feb-24 116 N/A 304 N/A 320 N/A N/A N/A N/A 408 N/A N/A N/A N/A 152 N/A
Mar-24 120 N/A 304 N/A 304 N/A N/A N/A N/A 248 N/A N/A N/A N/A 152 N/A
Apr-24 152 56 376 N/A 264 N/A N/A N/A N/A 288 120 N/A N/A N/A 32 N/A
May-24 136 144 280 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 240 48 N/A 64 N/A 128 N/A
Jun-24 104 160 320 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 254 92 N/A 160 N/A 360 N/A
Jul-24 136 200 392 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 N/A 288 80 N/A 200 N/A 400 N/A
Aug-24 96 152 256 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 96 80 N/A 80 N/A 400 N/A
Sep-24 144 200 400 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 96 N/A 168 N/A N/A 656 104
Oct-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 48
Nov-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 160 N/A N/A
Dec-24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 40 N/A N/A

 

You asked:

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

Our response:

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are unable to provide this data as gaps are not left unfilled, clinical teams will move staff around and utilise their own staff to cover gaps and work. 

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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