Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 223-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Total agency spend for Doctors between January 2025 – Present
Our response:
£1,483k
You asked:
2. The breakdown of this spend by grade of doctor i.e. Consultant/SPR/SHO/GP and also specialty i.e. Old Age Psychiatry/General Psychiatry
Our response:
Agency spend is not broken down by speciality, we are unable to provide a response to this question.
You asked:
3. Total off framework spend for the same period
Our response:
None
You asked:
4. Breakdown of grade and department the off framework spend was used in.
Our response:
None
You asked:
5. The breakdown of spend between Direct Engagement placements and Non Direct Engagement placements.
Our response:
Direct Engagement placements £336k and Non Direct Engagement £2,391k
You asked:
6. Of the non direct engagement spend – what departments and grade of doctor was this used in?
Our response
Non direct engagement spend is not broken down by department or grade of doctor, we are unable to provide a response to this question.
You asked:
7. List of all of the Service/General Managers and rota Co-Ordinator’s at the trust including departments they look after.
Our response:
The Temporary Staffing Team Manager is responsible for the staff groups mentioned on the request and can be contact by email; temp.staff@ghc.nhs.uk .
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.