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Freedom of Information request Trust Spend with Framework Agencies for Locum Doctors

Response published: 28 August 2026

FOI Request

In the period 1st May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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 May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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 May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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 May 2026 to 31st July 2026 Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust. Thanks in advance

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 251-2026

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

You asked:

In the period 1st May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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 May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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:

  • Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors cannot be breakdown by On or Off framework, total spend below
Agency Staff Month 2 to 4 – 2026/27
Total £0000
Note
Medical and Dental
Consultants (including Directors of Public Health) 100 No breakdown by On or Off Framework
Career/Staff Grades 195 No breakdown by On or Off Framework
Trainee Grades 0
Total Medical and Dental Staff 295

You asked:

In the period 1st May 2026 to 31st July 2026 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:

Month 2 to 4 – 2026/27
Total £000
Note
Freshmedic Ltd / A Locum.co.uk 3,570.00 Only Medical Staff
ID Medical Group Ltd 85,677.55 No breakdown by staff group but includes nursing, support services and medical staff
89,248.55

 

Bank Staff Month 2 to 4 – 2026/27
Total £000
Medical and Dental
Consultants (including Directors of Public Health) 322
Career/Staff Grades 841
Trainee Grades 0
Total Medical and Dental Staff 1,163

You asked:

Allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st May 2026 to 31st July 2026

Our response:

Budgets are held at substantive post level and not held at Bank post level.

You asked:

Name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.

Our response:

ID Medical Group Ltd.

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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