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Freedom of Information request Agency AHP/HSS staffing

Response published: 15 May 2025

FOI Request

Under the FOI Act please can I request: From 1st January 2025 to 31st March 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 From 1st January 2025 to 31st March 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 From 1st January 2025 to 31st March 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 January 2025 to 31st March

FOI Response

 

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 024-2025

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

You asked:

1. From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Our response:

Please see the link below:

FOI 024-2025

You asked:

2. Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:

– Spend per band

Our response:

We do not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to this question

– Spend per specialty

Our response:

We do not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to this question

– Spend per agency name

Our response:

ID Medical

You asked:

3. From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Our response:

Nil

You asked:

4. Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:

– Spend per band

Our response:

Not applicable

– Spend per specialty

Our response:

Not applicable

– Spend per agency name

Our response:

Not applicable

You asked:

5. From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:

Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Our response:

Please see the link below:

FOI 024-2025.1

You asked:

6. Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:

– Spend per grade

Our response:

We do not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to this question

– Spend per specialty

Our response:

We do not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to this question

– Spend per internal or associated external provider

Our response:

All internal Bank

You asked:

7. Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st January 2025 to 31st March

Our response:

We do not allocate budget to Bank or Agency as all budget is held at the substantive post level. Bank and Agency used to fill roster gaps

 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

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.