Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 202-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. From 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of:
- Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Our response:
£10,980.69.
You asked:
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
- Spend per band
- Spend per specialty
- Spend per agency name
Our response:
| Job Grade/Band | Specialty/Sector | Supplier | Sum of Gross |
| Band 7 | Speech and Language Therapy | Hunter AHP Resourcing [AHP] (V) – ID Medical Group Ltd | £5,723.57 |
| Band 7 | Speech and Language Therapy | Hunter AHP Resourcing [AHP] (V) – ID Medical Group Ltd | £5,257.12 |
You asked:
2. In the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of:
- Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.
Our response:
Zero.
You asked:
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
- Spend per band
- Spend per specialty
- Spend per agency name
Our response:
Not applicable, as no off-framework spend was recorded for locum AHP/HSS staffing during this period.
You asked:
3. In the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026 please provide a breakdown of:
- Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing
Our response:
£122,653.71 – AHPs
£108,119.00 – other scientific, therapeutic and technical staff
You asked:
Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
- Spend per grade
- Spend per specialty
- Spend per internal or associated external provider
Our response:
We are unable to provide a further breakdown by grade, specialty, or internal/associated external provider, as this information is not held in that level of detail.
£230,772.71 – total internal trust bank/associated provider spend.
You asked:
Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st April 2026 to 30th June 2026
Our response:
The Trust does not hold a separate allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for this period. Budgets are held for substantive posts rather than bank or agency staffing.
You asked:
Please confirm the framework you utilise for AHP/HSS agency staff.
Our response:
Workforce Alliance.
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