FOI_6566

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6566

Date Request Received: 22/04/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 03/05/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Agency usage

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: Who is the head of procurement responsible for approving agency usage for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Radiography, Speech and Language Therapy and Sterile Services?

Answer To Question 1: Kelly Willoughby, Deputy Director of Procurement k.willoughby1@nhs.net

Question Number 2: Who are the managers responsible for agency usage (on and off framework) for the following departments at all hospitals associated with the Trust: (a) Physiotherapy (b) Occupational Therapy (c) Pharmacy (d) Radiography (e) Sterile Services (d) Speech and Language Therapy

Answer To Question 2: (a) Physiotherapy allison.peebles@nhs.net (b) Occupational Therapy allison.peebles@nhs.net (c) Pharmacy alastair.raynes@nhs.net (d) Radiography tom.beaumont@nhs.net (e) Sterile Services - N/A (d) Speech and Language Therapy lisa.hirst@nhs.net

Question Number 3: Please can you provide the contact number and email addresses for the managers listed in relation to question 1 and 2?

Answer To Question 3: (a) Physiotherapy allison.peebles@nhs.net - 2471 (b) Occupational Therapy allison.peebles@nhs.net - 2471 (c) Pharmacy alastair.raynes@nhs.net - 4268 (d) Radiography tom.beaumont@nhs.net - 5513 (e) Sterile Services - N/A (d) Speech and Language Therapy lisa.hirst@nhs.net - 3281

Question Number 4: Have you used off-framework agency staff between March 2021 - March 2022 in the following departments: (a) Physiotherapy (b) Occupational Therapy (c) Pharmacy (d) Radiography (e) Sterile Services (d) Speech and Language Therapy

Answer To Question 4: No off framework agency staff used in this period.

Question Number 5: How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between March 2021 - March 2022? (a) Physiotherapy (b) Occupational Therapy (c) Pharmacy (d) Radiography (e) Sterile Services (d) Speech and Language Therapy

Answer To Question 5: N/A - see response to Q4

Question Number 6: How many unfilled agency roles did you have between March 2021 - March 2022 for each of the departments outlined in question 5?

Answer To Question 6: Physiotherapy 19 Occupational Therapy 22 Pharmacy 265 Radiography 202 Sterile Services 0 Speech and Language Therapy 0

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