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Freedom of Information request Utilisation of Insourcing

Response published: 7 May 2025
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FOI Request

Please can I request the below information on the utilisation of Insourcing for the following period 01/01/2025-31/03/2025 • Total spend during the period for Insourcing for the below specialties: • Neurology • Neurophysiology • Dermatology • Gastroenterology • Endoscopy • Cardiology • Respiratory • Orthodontics / Dental • OMFS • ENT • Rheumatology • Gynaecology - Please break the spend down by insourcing company • Please confirm if there was a budget for insourcing for the specialties outlined during the same period • What was the service type relating to the specialties outlined, for example, outpatient, diagnostic or theatres. • Was it a fully managed service or Team provision • Please can you confirm the Frameworks utilised for each specialty • Please confirm any direct awards or mini competitions which are being utilised for each specialty • Total procedures completed by insourcing companies for the specialties outlined during the same period

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 021-2025

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

You asked:

Please can I request the below information on the utilisation of Insourcing for the following period 01/01/2025-31/03/2025

  • Total spend during the period for Insourcing for the below specialties:
  • Neurology
  • Neurophysiology
  • Dermatology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopy
  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory
  • Orthodontics / Dental
  • OMFS
  • ENT
  • Rheumatology
  • Gynaecology

– Please break the spend down by insourcing company

– Please confirm if there was a budget for insourcing for the specialties outlined during the same period

– What was the service type relating to the specialties outlined, for example, outpatient, diagnostic or theatres.

– Was it a fully managed service or Team provision

– Please can you confirm the Frameworks utilised for each specialty

– Please confirm any direct awards or mini competitions which are being utilised for each specialty

– Total procedures completed by insourcing companies for the specialties outlined during the same period

Our response:

Not applicable, as the services that are provided by the Trust are delivered in-house.

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.