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Freedom of Information request Agency Doctors

Response published: 10 June 2025

FOI Request

Please can I request the below information: In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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 February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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 February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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 Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 056-2025

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

You asked:

1. In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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

2. In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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

3. In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 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:

Please see our responses to questions 1 to 3 on the link below:

FOI 056-2025

You asked:

4. Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2025 to 30th  April 2025

Our response:

Budget is not allocated for agency shifts, as budget is held at substantive posts

You asked:

5. Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your Trust

Our response:

Health Trust Europe, Crown Commercial Service

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.