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Freedom of Information request 235-2024

Response published: 19 December 2024

FOI Request

In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 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 2024 to 31st October 2024 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 2024 to 31st October 2024 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

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 235-2024

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

You asked:

In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 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

Our response:

Sum of Gross Months Starts at date
Aug Sep Oct Grand Total
Job Grade/Band Specialty/Sector Role Supplier
Consultant Psychiatry CYPS Key Health 34614.72 34614.72 38251.32 107480.76
Consultant Psychiatry Recovery Pulse Healthcare (V) 24511.488 30639.36 30639.36 85790.208
Consultant Psychiatry Recovery Triple West Medical (V) 16050.816 9362.976 25413.792
Consultant Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) CAMHS Professionals (V) 17166.74 17692.638 17133.378 51992.756
Consultant Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) ProLocums Recruitment 18374.712 18374.712
Consultant Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) ProMedical 21598.152 5577.072 27175.224
Specialty Doctor Psychiatry Recovery Global Medics 13031.424 19547.136 21408.768 53987.328
Specialty Doctor Psychiatry Recovery Pulse Healthcare (V) 12435.99 6701.31 19137.3
Specialty Doctor Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) National Locums 9773.12 9511.008 11449.326 30733.454
Specialty Doctor Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) NC Healthcare 7591.98 16035.6 23627.58
Specialty Doctor Psychiatry Working Age (ward/crisis) Pulse Healthcare (V) 7317.822 19577.146 20787.916 47682.884
Grand Total 137226.016 183524.266 170645.716 491395.998

 

Aug Sep Oct Grand Total
Supplier
CAMHS Professionals (V) 17166.74 17692.638 17133.378 51992.756
Global Medics 13031.424 19547.136 21408.768 53987.328
Key Health 34614.72 34614.72 38251.32 107480.76
National Locums 9773.12 9511.008 11449.326 30733.454
NC Healthcare 7591.98 16035.6 23627.58
ProLocums Recruitment 18374.712 18374.712
ProMedical 21598.152 5577.072 27175.224
Pulse Healthcare (V) 44265.3 56917.816 51427.276 152610.392
Triple West Medical (V) 16050.816 9362.976 25413.792
Grand Total 137226.016 183524.266 170645.716 491395.998

 

Aug Sep Oct Grand Total
Job Grade/Band
Consultant 94667.66 120595.686 100964.106 316227.452
Specialty Doctor 42558.356 62928.58 69681.61 175168.546
Grand Total 137226.016 183524.266 170645.716 491395.998

 

You asked:

In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 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 

Our response:

Within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust during the dates of 1st August 2024 and 31st October 2024 there was no trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors

You asked:

In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 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

Our response:

For associated external provider for locum doctors, please see response for question 1. 

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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